I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Rev. 3:11
Jesus is coming quickly or swiftly. It will be sudden and unexpected. Because the coming of Christ is imminent, He charges us to “hold fast.” We will have to “hold on” to our crown. Our crown is not just our salvation; it is our reward for faithfully serving Him.
As times get difficult, it becomes more arduous to serve Christ faithfully. His coming will be unexpected and sudden. As hostility to Christianity becomes more aggressive, it will be more forbidding to stand for Jesus. We will have to choose between our business and Jesus. Pressures of society will force us to choose between status and Scripture; our possessions and fidelity to Christ.
We must be busy preparing ourselves, our families, our extended families, our friends, and neighbors for that coming of Christ. There is every chance of Satan to falter us in preparing others for His coming. May the Lord help us to be watchful.