Luke 21:34

Luke 21:34 says, And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.  Jesus warned those around Him to take heed that they didn't allow themselves to do certain things.  They were not to allow their hearts to become over filled with desires of the things of this world, they were not to be drunken, and they were not to be consumed with worry about the cares of this life.  We too often focus on the drunkenness and ignore the other two.  Jesus also said that if we are focused on the things of this world instead of on God, that His judgment day would catch us unaware, or unprepared.  Verse thirty-five adds, For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.  Jesus the said that God's judgment day would be like a snare, something that people did not see and got caught in, and that it would come to the whole world.  Everyone is going to be caught up in the judgment day, whether they believe in God or not.  Verse thirty-six states, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.  Jesus then told them that they were to watch and pray so that they would be counted worthy to stand before the Son of Man.  Once we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we need to daily pray for His guidance and to obey His will.  We do not earn salvation by this, because faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation, but obedience to God's will proves that we have accepted Him.  Verse thirty-seven says, And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.  Jesus taught in the temple during the day and went up to the Mount of Olives at night.  We need to be teaching the world about Jesus as we go about our everyday life, but we also need time to rest and replenish our relationship with Him.  Verse thirty-eight adds, And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.  People were coming early every day to hear Jesus teach in the temple.  Today, we have a hard time getting people to come to church one or two times a week to hear God's word being preached and taught.