Your Watch Has a Secret

Look at your wrist – you likely have a device strapped to it. It tells you the time – and nowadays also your heart rate, the weather, and much more. But why do we call it a watch? The answer lies in history. A watch was originally invented to be carried by those who kept watch – guards whose duty was to stay awake, remain alert, and know exactly when their shift began and ended. We all wear a watch now, but how few are truly watchful. The psalmist says: "I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning." (Psalms 130:6). This is the watchfulness we are called to. All around us are signs that speak powerfully of what God has promised is coming, yet many get lost in social media, self-pursuit, fear, or depression. Jesus calls us to something better: "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41). On your wrist is a reminder – time is ever moving, not randomly or pointlessly, but under God's control, advancing toward His coming Kingdom. We have two options: fear and confusion, or watch and see. "What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'" (Mark 13:37). (Craig B). Open Bible – bit.ly/Psa130v6, bit.ly/Mat26v41, bit.ly/Mar13v37