While You Are Waiting

Meditate as you wait.

And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. And remember, our Lord's patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction. 2 Peter 3:14-16

Are you waiting patiently for the Lord’s return? God is waiting patiently for people to make their decision about salvation. Waiting can be a very challenging thing to do. Do you enjoy waiting? If you have a good book to read…or a game to play on your phone, you may be content waiting. Peter is encouraging us to live peaceful, pure and blameless lives while you are waiting. Think back to Jesus’ last words to His disciples right before His ascension. It would be a good activity for us to incorporate into our wait.

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Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20

I can think of no better way to spend my time…even though this is really outside of my comfort area. I’m not a gifted evangelist, but my mantra for years has been…be mentored, be a mentor. Mentoring someone is like discipling them.  I consider this blog about as much of an evangelistic outreach as I can do…or even imagine. We all need to learn more about Jesus, about God the Father and about the Holy Spirit every day. Please go beyond the walls of your home and tell someone about Jesus today. If we can encourage others to do just that, we may reach that one last person for the Lord. Then our waiting will be over.

Prayer ~ Lord God, I know that You don’t want anyone to perish— it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:12-14. May Your plan and love for the world come to fruition.

Verse of Salvation ~ And this is God's plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God's children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. By God's grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News. Ephesians 3:6-7

God’s Good News is the salvation that is available to everyone through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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