After driving them out, He stationed winged guardians at the east end of the garden of Eden and set up a sword of flames which alertly turned back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

with instructions. Joshua: I want you all to lie in wait behind the city in ambush. Stay close, and stay alert.

He shouted to alert the king, and David responded. David: If he is alone, he comes with good news. As the messenger drew near,

That’s the last thing I want to do! But we are pursuing a man from the hill country of Ephraim: Sheba, Bichri’s son, who has raised up a rebellion against David the king. If you will hand him over to us, then we will lift the siege and go home. Woman: Then stay alert—we’ll throw his head over the wall to you.

The other two-thirds, who normally go off duty on the Sabbath, must also be alert and keep a close watch over the Eternal’s temple for the sake of the king.

Remember, as you prepare to fight against us, that the True God is on our side and is leading us. His priests will blow the signal trumpets to alert Him that you are here to fight us, and He will rescue us from our enemies as He promised. O Israelites, God’s chosen people, do not fight against the Eternal One, the True God of your fathers, because you will not succeed.

Tell him to watch closely for riders on teams of horses, donkeys, and camels. If he sees them, put him on full alert.

Or again, when a righteous person turns his back on righteousness and falls into evil, then I will place a stumbling block before him, and he will surely die as well. Since you haven’t alerted him, he will die for his evil ways. None of the righteous things he did will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for his death.

The faithful have disappeared from the land, and no one honest remains; they are all alert for blood, hunting their neighbors with a net.

So be alert, and remember how I have warned you.

So be alert. Watch for it [and pray,] for you never know when that time might approach.

Stay awake; be alert so that when he suddenly returns, the master won’t find you sleeping.

The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away. The Jewish leaders—the chief priests and the scribes—gathered to discuss how they might secretly arrest Jesus and kill Him.

The later he comes home—whether it’s at midnight or even later, just before dawn—the more fortunate the alert servants will be.

I’m trying to tell you that these are times for alertness, times requiring a sense of urgency and intensity, because like the master in the first story or the thief in the second, the Son of Man shows up by surprise.

So you have to stay alert, praying that you’ll be able to escape the coming trials so you can stand tall in the presence of the Son of Man.

Now Paul had a nephew who heard about the planned ambush; he managed to gain entry into the barracks and alerted Paul.

Listen, stay alert, stand tall in the faith, be courageous, and be strong.

Pray, and keep praying. Be alert and thankful when you pray.

But you must stay focused and be alert at all times. Tolerate suffering. Accomplish the good work of an evangelist, and complete the ministry to which you have been called.