Will Anyone Know?

But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.

1 Thessalonians 5:4

Will anyone know that the Day of the Lord is upon us? This verse seems to say that they will. The Bible record clearly shows that whenever God did something on the earth He informed someone that He was about doing it.

Frankly, I don't know if every believer will be assured that the coming of the Lord is near, even at the door, but to say that no one will know is not consistent with scripture. When Jesus said that no one knows the day or hour when He would return, He did not say that no one would ever know and He certainly did not say that no one would know the season had arrived for His return.

As I write these words the world is in great turmoil and prospects are high for that distress to increase steadily. Are we standing at the door of Jesus' return to earth? There are some who say we are. There is no question in my mind that we stand at the door of a seismic shift in the status quo of this world. Whether that shift will be consummated with the return of Jesus I do not know. But I know that I am to expect Him every day and at any and every hour. Man's predictions of His return will not stay His hand or His plans. The Day and Hour have been known to the Father from the very beginning.

My job is to be ready today!