Get Ready!
"Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved,
what manner of persons ought you to be in holy
conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening
the coming of the day of
God."
2 Peter 3: 11-12
Your teenage daughter is scheduled to attend a weekend youth
retreat, and her ride is coming at 1:00
o’clock Friday afternoon.
At 12:45, you find her relaxing on her bed scrolling her phone.
Living in light of an approaching deadline is
not just a
problem for teenagers. The New Testament mentions
it in light of the return of Christ.
Apostle Peter calls end-time events “the day of God,”
He asks a most important question: “What manner of
persons ought you to be in holy conduct and
godliness”
in light of the imminent return of Christ?
Imminent means something could happen at any moment;
it is the next thing on the calendar. Prophetically speaking,
Rapture of the Church is imminent; it could happen today.
If you knew you would see Christ face-to-face
today,
how would your life change? Live today as if the next
person you see will be Jesus Himself.
"How many Christians live
their
lives packed up and ready to go?"
J. I. Packer
