This Same Jesus

“A lover of children visited a certain school and talked to the youngsters. He said, ‘I am coming back again sometime, and I am going to give a prize to the one who has the cleanest desk.’
‘But when are you coming back?’ was the question.
‘That I cannot tell,’ was the answer.
A little girl who was noted for her disorderly habits announced to the other children that she intended to win the prize.
‘You?’ the schoolmates jeered. ‘You will never get it; your desk is always out of order.’
‘But I mean to clean it the first of every week’
‘Yes, but suppose he should come at the end of the week?’
‘Then I’ll clean it every morning.’ she responded.
‘But suppose he comes in the afternoon.’
She thought awhile. Then she said, ‘I know what I’ll do. I’ll just keep it clean.’
Thus it must be with those who love their Lord’s appearing. They must be ready all the time; they must keep their lives clean through His grace. They know not when He shall come—at evening, at midnight, in the morning, or at noon. They must remember that the Savior’s words were not ‘Get ready,’ but ‘Be ye ready.’”
– What Jesus Said, pg. 176, H.M.S. Richards