Today's Daily Lesson comes from 2 Peter chapter 3 verses 8 through 10:
8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. 9The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.
Advent is the season of preparation. We get ready for the coming of the Lord. This is the reason why we Scriptures in early Advent speak of end times -- for the times in which we are living will eventually end, and we need to be ready.
The bottom will fall out. The stock market will turn. The materials will no longer have the appetite of the consumer. Death will come like a thief in the night -- and even 100, it's still sudden.
For now, we have time. We have today. We have whatever time is left in order to get ready.
The seasons will change. The tides will turn. Maybe the sky will fall in. It could be a hell of a thing. It will be a hell of a thing.
Heaven and earth will pass away; but the word of God will not pass away.
So let's clear our consciences, repent of mistakes, make amends, and re-devote ourselves to the simple things -- loving God and loving neighbor.
There's still time. Let's make the most of it . . .
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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