PREPARING TO MEET GOD

Posted 1/31/2013

Living the Christian Life Series- 1/31/2012

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SCRIPTURES: 2 PETER 3:8-15

• 8 ¶ Don’t overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a thousand years, a thousand years as a day.
• 9 ¶ God isn’t late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn’t want anyone lost. He’s giving everyone space and time to change.
• 10 But when the Day of God’s Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment.
• 11 ¶ Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow; do you see how essential it is to live a holy life?
• 12 Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day—
• 13 but we’ll hardly notice. We’ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.
• 14 So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace.
• 15 Interpret our Master’s patient restraint for what it is: salvation.

DEVOTIONAL:      “PREPARING TO MEET GOD”

Recently we traveled to Nebraska to see my youngest daughter and family. When we landed I entered the airport scanning the crowd to spot my daughter who I had not seen in 15 years. When I saw her my heart jumped and joy filled my soul. Have you thought how you are going to feel when Jesus returns? Will you be able to say, “My Lord I have been waiting for you and I am so glad you are here? Verse 11 in the scripture reminds us that is essential to live a holy life and to daily expect the Day of God. As the earth burns up our attention will focus on the promised new earth which is landscaped with righteousness. When you wake up in the morning ask yourself is this the day that I will meet the Lord and may our reply be like John in Revelation, “Even so Lord come Quickly.” Remember when the last person is saved that God has waited patiently on, it is then he will come. So share Him every day, email, phone, write, telephone and share Christ.

PRAYER: GOD I WANT TO BE READY FOR YOU. PLEASE LORD FORGIVE ME OF MY SIN AND SAVE ME. 

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