Matthew 25:11 Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
Don’t you just hate it when your appliance breaks down just after the warranty period expires? Unfortunate as it is and as much as we dislike it, we did purchase our appliance knowing the warranty expiry!
Unfortunately, we do not know the date which the Lord will come back – so instead of doing what we like and smartening up the day or hour before, we have to be ready, constantly.
God wants us to be prepared so He will not have to say “I didn’t know you...”