JESUS IS COMING BACK

Text : 2 Peter 3:10

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.

The first century Christians were eagerly waiting for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. They waited till they all slept (died). They believed strongly that Jesus Christ would be coming back shortly after His departure.

I believe they lived every day of their lives with great expectation for the coming of the Lord. No wonder they lived such a holy lives.

Today, the case is different, you will hardly hear about the second coming of Christ in the church all through the year. Many churches emphasise more on tithes and offerings than the second coming of Christ.

When you read the Epistles (letters written by the Apostles to the churches in the new testament), you will discover how much attention they gave to the building up of Christians' life and second coming of Christ.

*There are many preachers today, but very few messengers.* One cannot be a messenger of our Lord Jesus Christ without being a true preacher, but it is possible to be a preacher without being a messenger of Christ.

Jesus wants you to tell the people in the world and the folks in the church constantly about His coming back.

When your mind is set on the second coming of Christ, you will realise that Satan, Sin and this world will not be able to hold you down anymore. It is important for you to keep yourself in remembrance of Christ"s second coming. This mindset will always keep you pure.

1 John 3:2 says, Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Verse three says, And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

You must daily wait and keep your watch for the coming of the groom because He will be coming when you least expected.

To you as a believer, Christ should not come like a thief in the night. This is because you are not people of the night but of the day. Therefore, you are not expected to be sleeping and slumbering in the day time.

*Get ready, Jesus Christ is coming Back.*

*Bible reading:*

1 Thessalonians 5:1-10.

*PRAYER FOCUS*

1.) Father Lord, please help me to daily set my watch for your second coming.

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