Matthew 24:43 “But know this, that if the householder knew in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.”
The householder refers to the believer, and the house, to the believer’s conduct and work which he has built up in his Christian life. A thief comes to steal precious things at an unknown time. The Lord will come secretly as a thief to those who love Him and will take them away as His treasures. Hence, we should watch. “Therefore,” as the Lord says in verse 44, “you also, be ready,for the Son of Man comes in an hour that you think not.” This refers to the Lord’s secret coming to the watchful overcomers.
