BE PREPARED

Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, He will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. 2 Peter 3:11-12

If we understand anything about Bible prophecy about the teaching in Scripture regarding the return of Christ - if we get that in any way, shape, or form, then this is what will happen in our lives: we will want to be more godly people.

But if not, then we are missing the point, just like the Scribes and Pharisees of Jesus' day.

We are told in 1 John 3:2-3, "Dear friends, we are already God's children, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears.

But we do know that we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is. And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as He is pure."

We also read in 2 Peter 3:11, "Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God . . . "

Then Peter goes on to tell his readers what kind of lives they ought to be living in the light of this. So how does the knowledge of Christ's return affect you? Does it make you want to be a more godly man or woman?

Does it make you want to stand for the Lord and His Kingdom? When we look forward with earnest expectation to the coming of the Lord, it will inspire us to Holy living. We don't know when the Lord will return. But we know He is coming soon. And we should be prepared for His coming.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to make you kingdom-minded and inspire you to holiness and righteousness.

Scriptural Reading: 2 Peter 3:10-13