So you also be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time when you do not expect him.
With these words Jesus sums up the message of watchfulness, making it not only a warning but an invitation to constant readiness. His coming will be unexpected, not at the moment when the world will be thinking about it. But for the believer, this surprise will not be frightening if he lives by faith and with purity of heart. The call, “Be ready,” emphasizes not prediction but the inner condition—spiritual readiness—expressed in faithfulness, love, and expectation. This word teaches us to live each day as if the Lord could come today, because it is the continually prepared heart that is not shaken, but rejoices at the news of his coming.