Watch!

[303 words] To “watch” is to be on the lookout, to be alert and vigilant. “Watch” is a constant admonition in Scripture. In addition to other words translated “watch,” the Greek word “gregoreo” appears 22 times in the New Testament. God wants us to watch, but for what? Many of the admonitions to “watch” have reference to the Second Coming of Christ. “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming” (Matthew 24:42). “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming” (Matthew 25:13). “Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober” (1 Thess. 5:6). “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame” (Revelation 16:15). Elders are the shepherds and oversees of…