WATCH - RESIST SLIPPING - INTO DARKNESS

When the New Testament commands us to “WATCH,” it is usually the translation of one of two Greek words ( gregoreuo and agrupneo ), which have similar meanings—to “Stay Awake” and to “Be Sleepless.” They are usually meant in the metaphorical and spiritual sense—to be vigilant and on guard, fully awake, aware, alert and intently focused

It is Spiritual Watching coupled with prayer that will gives us the strength to survive the sick darkness of a society becoming more  shallow and superficial.

God gave us marvelous minds to use —to study, learn, observe, analyze, judge and THINK.

Life is Time. To waste time is to waste Life. Many people are mentally lazy—wasting a tragic amount of time on the trivial and temporal, mundane and materialistic. Many squander countless hours vegetating in front of their TV or computer seeking only to be entertained.

“Watch and pray, lest you become prey by the distractions; lulled into the trickery of the enemy. The spirit indeed is willing [i.e., intentions are good], but the flesh [mere human willpower] is weak’ ” (Matthew 26:41). 

Peter warns us, “Be Sober, be Vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Staying aware of the powerful behind-the-scenes role of Satan and his Demons enables us to understand the atrocious evil and madness of this world. It also enables us to “Resist” Them (James 4:7). 

People get Depressed when they feel helpless. But by watching and praying, we are strengthened. We can help others to understand what’s happening, plus we are more effective helpers with God’s work in other ways!  

Keep watching! -  Jesus summarized this  best in Mark 13:35-37: “Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning—lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all:       

                                     Watch!”