“But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman, And they shall not escape.”
I Thessalonians 5 : 1-3 (New King James Version)
Take a quick glance around you and you can be sure the end is nearing and nearing . We are nearly 2000 years closer than when the disciples preached regarding the second coming of the Lord. Immorality has risen to an all time high. Even an advertisement for ice cream or juice right now has only one theme - sexual immorality, Families are being torn apart , Natural calamities are on an all time high , unrest ,.… and man’s self reliance on his own knowledge has increased.
We read in verses 5-8 , “You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.”
We are the sons of light. Darkness is described as the absence of light. We read in John 8 : 12 , “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” Its time to shine forth for His glory ! We who are of the day ought to be sober (literal translation : self- controlled) , putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation !! We cant be still living everyday as just babes in Christ. Its time to grow. We have been called as an instrument of the Most High to bring people out of darkness into the light by His grace. We are to be self-controlled living by the principles and philosophies of Christ and not that of this world. We are to put on the breastplate of faith and love !! The helmet that we wear is the hope of salvation. Do people see that ??
Verses 9- 10, “ For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.”
We are ambassadors of Christ first ! Then only are we consultants , engineers, housewives , students ,….
Its time to get our priorities right . Its time to sow to the Spirit.
Matthew 10 : 27-28 , “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
God Bless
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