Fanny Crosby 1875
Blind to the light of the day, Fanny Crosby couldn’t see, but crystal clear was her heart’s vision of spiritual truth.
It’s told Fanny loved God’s Word and memorized five chapters each week, as well as the study of poetry and the writing of prose.
Fanny wrote more than 9,000 hymns!
Today, I want to bring to our heart’s focus, Fanny’s hymn, Will Jesus Find Us Watching?
When Jesus comes to reward His servants,
Whether it be noon or night,
Faithful to Him will He find us watching,
With our lamps all trimmed and bright?
Refrain:
O can we say we are ready, brother?
Ready for the soul’s bright home?
Say, will He find you and me still watching,
Waiting, watching when the Lord shall come?
“What will we be watching for?” The disciples asked in Matthew 24.
Do we remember Jesus’ answer?
- Don’t be lead astray. “Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray’ (Matthew 24:5).
- You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Don’t be alarmed.
- Nation will rise against nation.
- And kingdom against kingdom.
- There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
- All these are the beginning of the birth pains. (Matthew 24.)
Will Jesus Find Us Watching? Are we watching for the kingdom of heaven?
Jesus continued to tell us what we would see in Matthew 24:
7. You will be delivered up to trials and put to death.
8. You will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.
9. Many will turn from following Me and betray one another . . .
10. and hate one another.
11. False prophets will arise and lead many astray.
12. Because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
Jesus told us before, so we would know. He gives His promise to those who believe:
“But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” Matthew 24: 9-14.
If, at the dawn of the early morning,
He shall call us one by one,
When to the Lord we restore our talents,
Will He answer you, “Well done?”
Jesus told us in Matthew 25 of ten virgins who took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Five were ready with their lamps filled with oil, but as the bridegroom delayed,
They all became tired and slept.
But the call of His arrival came suddenly in the night. The wise virgins with their lamps filled with oil were unable to give to those who had no oil. Each had to receive oil for themselves.
While the foolish virgins went to buy oil, the bridegroom came.
“And those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast and the
the door was shut . . .
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour Matthew 25:10-13.
Let us decide this day, to wake from our sleep! Let us together be ready for His coming. It’s as faithful as the morning.
Blessed are those whom the Lord finds watching,
In His glory they shall share;
If He shall come at the dawn or midnight,
Will He find us watching there?
There is time to turn and call on the name of Jesus. He will answer our call. He will faithfully forgive all our sins. In our emptiness, we must ask Him to fill us overflowing with the oil of His Holy Spirit.
I’m thankful Fanny Crosby, wrote with ink her heart visions so many years ago to open our eyes to God’s truth.
Jesus is coming again, . . . soon, and very soon.
O can we say we are ready, brother?
Ready for the soul’s bright home?
Say, will He find you and me still watching,
Waiting, watching when the Lord shall come?
TODAY is the day of Salvation. The invitation from Jesus is for all of mankind:
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price . . . Revelation 22:16,17.
TODAY, we will be ready.
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen” Revelation 22:20, 21.
Blessed are those whom the Lord finds watching,
In His glory they shall share;
If He shall come at the dawn or midnight,
Will He find us watching there?
“Yes, Oh yes, He will find us watching there!”