Paul concludes this letter by giving some good instructions to the church centering around their behaviour toward one another and toward God. Living in light of Christ’s Return should indeed affect how we live today.
Paul addresses the uncertainty surrounding the Day of the Lord, reassuring believers that they should not fear the coming judgment but instead live in hope and holiness as children of light, who are distinct from those in darkness.
Though Christmas is filled with lots of great truths for us, it also has lots of traditions and things passed down that were never really a part of the Christmas narrative at all. These are images and thoughts that are embedded in our brain as what happened, but when you dive in a little deeper the reality is quite different. Some of these are minor innocent things for us, but some of the realities of Christmas reveal a deeper meaning…
Waiting is never easy. We’ve become so conditioned to things being express, instant, immediate, that having to wait for any period of time is agony. And yet, waiting is right where the Lord often has us. It’s not a waiting to make us frustrated, it’s a waiting to bring us to a place of resting in Him. Trusting Him and learning in that time that He’s all we need. And He not only wants to sustain us, He wants to…