We know that this world is not our home; that a better world awaits us. 1 Peter 2:9 tells us we are "a holy nation...called out of darkness". 2 Peter 3 reminds us of how we should be living, as this day is quickly upon us. Quickly. So long ago chronologically, yet so quickly it has come upon us.
We recognize that God is God Almighty, Creator of the universes and everything therein. We see Him in part now, but soon face to face. And we must be prepared to remain with Him, or we will lose everything we are without Him.
2 Peter 3:11-13 "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, where in the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
It is for His pleasure that we are created and we should be glad, communicating with, and to, each other His great accomplishments in our lives. To wit, with what great love He has loved us!
We are His creations and we should be treating each other with honor, loving each other in the manner in which Christ loves us: with an unconditional, everlasting love. A love that will last beyond this earth and into the next. A love that overlooks one another's faults. A love that passes from one generation to the next. A love that can only come from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God.
It is this love that binds us to God, through the blood of Jesus Christ, by the power of The Holy Spirit. It is this love that motivates us to share the wonderful news of the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Once I was a sinner, but now am I set free.
Through the blood of Jesus Christ, who died upon a tree, my sins are washed away, and my heart is made clean.
We must repent of our sins, our ungodliness, our wicked ways, ask for forgiveness from God, receive it and be made over anew, born again.
We must seek His Holy Spirit in earnest, that we may receive God's promise of power to witness.
If we try to tell others about Jesus and The Holy Spirit without knowing either of them fully, we will fail miserably. We must be saved by the blood and filled with The Spirit to testify of the mighty things God has done for us!
We are the elders now, and it is our responsibility to keep the flame of The Spirit kindled within us that we may share the gospel with this generation and the next, that they too may walk in love and in power. We need to be praying for our loved ones who are still lost in the darkness, that they may answer the call and receive what God has promised them as well.
His kingdom grows, when we tell others about Jesus and they receive Jesus into their hearts and lives. His kingdom grows when we obey His Word and live accordingly. We work for Him because we love Him. We give Him all the glory and praise and honor for Who He Is.
