But the day of the Lord will come like a thief… (2 Peter 3:10a).

My bride encountered a thief recently.  She was loading groceries into the car, and as she turned back to the shopping cart she saw that two pizzas were missing.

I should point out, to preserve my Cathy’s reputation, that she is an excellent, creative cook who seldom resorts to frozen pizza.  But it was $5 Friday, and how do you pass that up?

Anyway, Cathy looked up to see the pizza thief wandering through the parking lot carrying our dinner.  To my pride and horror, the delicate flower of my heart went after him.  She chased the large, menacing man down, confronted him, and retrieved the pizzas.

No blood was spilled; that was sauce on her hands.

My point?  You mean, besides that my wife is awesome?

Here it is.  She never saw this guy coming.  She was minding her own business, doing her stuff, when suddenly the thief was there.  He was quick, and quiet, and had it not been for Xena, my Warrior Princess, he would have absconded with our food.

Christ’s return will be like that.  It won’t be published in the newspaper a week out.  You won’t get a calendar invite or a Facebook message.  You will be doing your stuff, and you will look up, and there he will be, riding on the clouds.

It could be any minute.

Are you ready, Beloved?  Is your heart right before him?  Oh, of course you don’t have it all together—that comes after.  But have you repented; did you drink deeply of his forgiveness today?  If so, you can go about your business—his business—knowing that if it is today, your heart is right and ready.

Oh, Beloved…what if it is today?

Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus.