The Closest Generation
Friday, December 16, 2022
The Sound Of The King
We are living in the last days, living in light of His coming. We are closer to the Lord's coming than any other generation of believers in history. The Lord is coming to reign as King and to judge the earth. If a Judge was coming to your house, you'd want to make sure that it was clean and in order. If the Judge's arrival were a long way off, you might be lax. But the closer the Judge's arrival, the more alert you would be. Since we are the generation chosen to be closer to the Judge's coming than any other, we need to be even more holy, sanctified and sober. Do you have things in your life that need working on? Everyone does. Just lift those things up to God and let His light come into every part of your life so nothing is in darkness. Be transparent and hide nothing. Keep nothing that you are ashamed of. The King is coming. The Judge is coming. So live in a manner worthy of Him, ready for Him. He is the Bridegroom, and He is coming for a spotless bride.

Today's Mission
Open up, make a clean sweep of your heart and cast away anything not worthy of the King. Be in constant readiness to receive Him. He comes!

Peter 3:11-14
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day—but we’ll hardly notice. We’ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.
So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace. Interpret our Master’s patient restraint for what it is: salvation. Our good brother Paul, who was given much wisdom in these matters, refers to this in all his letters, and has written you essentially the same thing. Some things Paul writes are difficult to understand. Irresponsible people who don’t know what they are talking about twist them every which way. They do it to the rest of the Scriptures, too, destroying themselves as they do it.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND WEEKEND