How to Be Ready for the Return [Family Worship lesson in Matthew 24:45–51]

How do we live as those who are ready for the return? Matthew 24:45–51 looks forward to the evening sermon on the coming Lord’s Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that we live as those who are ready for the return by diligently attending to the life that Christ has appointed for us in His church. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson) Summary from the transcript of the audio: the devotional centers on the urgent call to live in constant readiness for Christ’s return, emphasizing that faithfulness is demonstrated not through speculation about end-time signs, but through diligent obedience to the specific duties God has assigned within the church. It highlights the danger of spiritual complacency. The parable of the faithful and evil servant warns that those who fail to steward their God-given responsibilities, especially in the public life of the church, are not merely idle but are drifting into hypocrisy, and the ultimate consequence is hell itself. The message calls believers to live with continual awareness of God’s presence, not only in anticipation of Christ’s return but in the reality of being always before His face.