A Vigilant Watchman-G1127 - Grēgoreō

[Mr. M]

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:

Be Vigilant G1127 - grēgoreō - Strong's Greek Lexicon (kjv)
To be a watchman, [from G1453=arise, raised up]

Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood,
saying, Arise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.

On the evening of His betrayal, the Lord taught His Disciples a most passionate and vital lesson:
To remain vigilant, to be watchmen who prepare for their Lord’s return by abiding
in His Precepts.
Dare we tread in Gethsemane, in the sandals of James, John and Peter?
Mark 14:
33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and
deeply distressed.
34 Then He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death.
Stay here and watch.

While no one could bear what the Lord took on Himself that night, He invites
His Friends to enter into His Supplications. To Watch, and Pray with Him,
and for each other. We can feel the deep human need at distressing moments
of life, when we immediately call on the Name of the Lord!
When He returned from praying, the Lord spoke again to His Friends,
and to our hearts.
37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon,
are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?
38 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak.

When the Lord returns, His Reward will be with Him, and this is portrayed
in profoundly personal ways.
Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes,
He will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that He will gird himself
and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

Paul warns of spirits arising, like savage wolves, that must be overcome by
“endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”. Ephesians 4:3
Acts 20:
28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which
the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which
He purchased with His own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you,
not sparing the flock.
30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things,
to draw away the disciples after themselves.
31 Therefore watch and remember, that for three years I did not cease to warn
everyone night and day with tears.

This is a particularly useful opportunity to hear from the Lord
Revelation 3:
1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things say the One who has
the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a
name that you are alive, but you are dead.
2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die,
for I have not found your works perfect before God.
3 Therefore remember how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.
Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know
what hour I will come upon you.

Closing with this word of exhortation
1 Corinthians 16:
13 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
14 Let all you do be done with love.