In 2 Peter 3:10, we get a picture of what is to come: “But the day of the Lord will come like a
thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed
by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.” It is
clear that when Jesus returns to the earth, everything that we have known as “home”
since our first breath is going to be wiped away. Every city and country that
once laid claim to being important is no longer going to exist. Every towering
building and massive monument of man’s ability is going to vanish in the wind.
Our jobs, our wealth, our social status…all gone. Everything that we have
labeled as “important” and “necessary” will suddenly be of no value to us…it
will all mean nothing. All that will matter when Christ makes that glorious
return to our world is whether or not we are known by him…whether or not we
have claimed him as our only path to salvation and rescue. For those that know
the Lord, there will be an incredible joy as we are headed home to be with the
Lord in this new earth and new heaven (2 Peter 3:13). But for those that have
failed to claim the Savior, there will be fear, anguish, and incredible regret
as Christ speaks the words from Luke 13:27…“But
he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you
evildoers!’” So why risk it? Why risk something that is so incredibly
important? When we claim Christ as our Savior, we should fight tooth and nail
to keep a grip on him. We should let nothing sway our belief, plant doubt in
our minds, or convince us that there is another path to salvation. For it is Christ
and Christ alone that will keep us from being cast into the group that departs
into pain and suffering. May we seek the Lord each day, welcoming his presence
in our lives, and blasting through anything that stands between us and our
Savior! To God be the glory!
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