Being “awake” spiritually means what exactly?
Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. Matthew 24:42
“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,[or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.” Mark 13:32-37
But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man. Luke 21:36
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
If you get to ‘stand before the Son of Man’ (hint: that’s Jesus) that means you won’t have to stand before the Father at the Great White Throne judgment where He will judge EVERYONE who is NOT the real Bride of Christ. So that IS an escape. It does not necessarily mean you will get to escape all persecution, suffering and pain or even death… while in His service.
Being ‘awake’ is being in constant ‘relationship’ with Him. Now judge yourselves in the light of being a ‘spouse’ in a marriage. Do you always know where your spouse is? What they are doing daily? Are you communicating daily? Or do you have a long distance relationship where you barely know what’s going on with your significant other?
Being ‘awake’ means you hear from Him all the time. Being awake means you go to Him when you have questions as to what you should be doing, day by day, moment by moment. Being awake does not mean sneaking off to hide from your spouse your activities — that’s usually done at ‘night’ in the ‘dark’.
Being ‘awake’ means being able to take the smallest whisper of instructions from the Holy Spirit in your mind. You’ve learned to discern His Voice so well — you can even tell it’s Him from a whisper.
Are you awake?