Monday; December 5
The New Testament book of II Peter provides us with a unique look at the Second Coming of Jesus. As the book draws to a close there is a glimpse of what is going to transpire on that last day – a time of joy for believers and a time of tribulation for those who have rejected God. While this event is prophesied for some time in the future, there is an interesting observation made about how we are called to live in the interim. After predicting that the world will be changed in an instant, the writer challenges believers, “Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” (II Peter 3:11-13). In essence, believers should make the most of this life