“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 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?” 2 Peter 3:11–12 One of the topics of Bible teaching that always seems to attract attention is prophecy. People want to know what to expect in the future. There is a natural fascination with looking ahead. Yet what we read in the pages of Scripture paints a very grim picture of the end of days. In his vision of the future given to him on the Isle of Patmos, John saw a day when the strong men and leaders of the earth would try to seek refuge: “And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:16). The future for those who do not know Christ as Saviour is dark. However for those of us who are saved, it is filled with promises of hope and peace. We do not need to fear the end of the world. That knowledge should be a source of comfort, but it should also be an inspiration for us to take the gospel to those who have never heard. Every individual will one day stand before God in a judgment—either the judgment for the saved or the judgment for the lost. As those who know the salvation of God, we should be witnesses to others. Paul wrote of this responsibility: “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20). Today’s Renewal Principle: Having trusted Christ as Saviour, we have the privileged responsibility to tell others of the salvation available through Christ.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:50:47 +0000
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