What does it mean to be ready for Jesus’s return? How can we be actively preparing, and readying ourselves for it?

How does Jesus describe the image of a faithful servant? (12:35-36, 42-43)

How does Jesus describe the image of an unfaithful servant? (12:45)

How does Jesus describe some of the joys and blessings that will be experienced by those people who are ready for His return? (12:37-38, 43-44)

How does Jesus describe the discipline and judgment that will be experienced by those who fail or refuse to be ready for his return? (12:39, 46)

What does Jesus mean when he says that “those to whom much was given, much will be required”, and “those to whom much as been entrusted, much will be demanded” (12:48)? How should this inform how we, as Christians in America today, live our lives and relate to God?