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After waiting over an hour she realized that she had been stood up. She took off her dress, let down her hair, put on her pajamas, gathered all her favorite junk food and plopped down to watch TV with her dog. Sometime later there was a knock at the door; it was her date.

He looked at her surprised and said, “What! I gave you two extra hours and you’re still not ready to go?”

Jesus has given us a few hours more than we expected, but he is coming. Does your life reveal that you are ready for his return, or is your profession not matched by your practice? (Glenn Durham, “Do We Count on Jesus to Return and Reward?”, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=120790&libronix=1)

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