Scripture reading: Matthew 24:36-44

On the morning of Wednesday, August 6, a Ghanaian Z-9 Air Force helicopter took off from Accra toward Obuasi. Among the eight on board were Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Samuel Sarpong (vice-chair of the ruling party), Muniru Mohammed (top national security adviser), and others. None of them could have anticipated that their journey would end in a deadly crash.

Life can change in a heartbeat. Scripture reminds us that this is also how the return of Christ will be. In today’s passage, Jesus speaks of His second coming, likening it to the days of Noah when people were going about their daily lives until the flood came unexpectedly.

“Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming… Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Just as no one knows when disaster might strike, no one knows the day or hour of Christ’s return. The call is clear: live ready.

Reflection

1. What does “being ready” for Christ’s return look like in your daily life?
2. Are there habits or attitudes you would change if you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow?
3. How can you cultivate a lifestyle of watchfulness and prayer?
4. Are you clinging to temporary things or eternal ones?
5. Who around you still needs to hear the message of salvation before it’s too late?

Let us pray

Lord, teach me to number my days and live in readiness for Your return. Help me not to be distracted by the fleeting pleasures of this world, but to be found faithful and watchful when You come. Amen.