August 8, 2024

The Lord keeps his promises. We can be sure that what Jesus said will happen even though it may seem slow to come to us. Our sense of time differs from God’s because eternity is very long, and our lives on earth are comparatively short. During our stint on earth, we must make some decisions concerning our future. Can you imagine getting it wrong and never having another day of peace, ever? Repentance is necessary, and trusting and loving Jesus is required. We are given every opportunity to trust him, but at some point, our time will end, and we will be left without another chance. I know you consider yourself a Christ-follower, but have you indeed turned your life over to him? Do you wholly trust him? It is an act of submission. You have to relinquish control. That means that in the face of adversity, you have no fear of what is to come because you know God is in control and you are in his loving hands. You leave all your worries at the foot of the cross. This doesn’t mean you won’t have trouble; we are living in the enemy’s territory, and he will do his best to distract us from the truth, but when we stand firm, God will rescue us from the enemy’s clutches. Hold on to what you have until the end, and you will be saved.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2 Peter 3:10