Sunday Scriptures

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holiness and godliness...?" - 2 Peter 3:10-11

This passage is talking about the Second Coming of Christ at the end of the tribulation period. When Chirst comes to establish His kingdom here on earth, He will literally cause the atoms that make up all things here on earth to be dissolved and burned with fire. Peter's main goal in telling this is to show the readers of this passage that because all the things of this earth will be gone and destroyed someday, should not we be living for something, or should I say Someone, that will last? It has especially been put before my eyes lately that it is useless to live for the things of this earth because when you die, you will not be taking any of it with you. It is all temorary; it will only last for a little bit and then it will all be gone forever. So what will last? A life that is lived for Christ - a life that is dedicated to following Him. All those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their Savior will stand before the Lord to give an account of the life they have lived, and all that will matter then is whether or not you have lived your life for Jesus. Once that time comes there will be no going back to live a life that is pleasing to Christ. We will have to live with the choices we made. This motivaes my own heart to make sure I am making the most of this life and living it solely for God. I pray it does the same for you too.