• Don't Find Us Lacking!

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  Scripture:  Matthew 25:1-13

  Tags:  Second Coming

DON'T FIND US LACKING!

Mexican jails are not known for their tidiness or orderliness. Shortly after having taken office, the then President of Mexico, Luis Echeverria, decided to do something about this. Without giving any advance notice, he chose to visit the jails at midnight. He found guards away from their posts, prisoners not taken care of, and other discrepancies between the expectations and reality. He proceeded to fire people and clean up the system.

We never know when our Lord may come. Let us not be lax in our responsibilities so that the Lord finds us lacking.

[Green, M. P. (1989). Illustrations for Biblical Preaching : Over 1500 sermon illustrations arranged by topic and indexed exhaustively (Revised edition of: The expositor’s illustration file). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.) From a sermon by Matthew Kratz, The parable of the Faithful & Wise Servant, 7/17/2010]