One coming - two outcomes!

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“And to [recompense] you who are so distressed and afflicted [by granting you] relief and rest along with us [your fellow sufferers] when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire, To deal out retribution (chastisement and vengeance) upon those who do not know or perceive or become acquainted with God, and [upon those] who ignore and refuse to obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Such people will pay the penalty and suffer the punishment of everlasting ruin (destruction and perdition) and eternal exclusion and banishment from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,” 2 Thessalonians 1v7-9 (AMP)

John 10v10 (KJV) tells us that “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” One reason the Son of God came was to give us the abundant life – a rich and a satisfying life. But Jesus also gives eternal life to all that the Father has given Him (John 17v2), and what is eternal life? In His own words, Jesus told us “And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent” (John 17v3, AMP). Eternal life is to know God and the Lord Jesus. When our Lord Jesus Christ comes back for His own, it will bring rest and relief for those who are even now being persecuted, but for another group of people, those who do not know God, eternal separation from God. One group would continue to know God and the Lord Jesus and enjoy the fullness of that, another group to eternal damnation. The heart of our heavenly Father is however that no one perish but all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3v9), for some would say how come Jesus has not come back all this time. Have you been taking the promise of Jesus’ return lightly? Are you still living to please yourself? Are you abounding in sin so that grace would abound? Are you persecuting Christians? Beloved, repent today!

Supplementary Text

“He isn’t really being slow about His promised return, even though it sometimes seems that way. But He is waiting, for the good reason that He is not willing that any should perish, and He is giving more time for sinners to repent. The day of the Lord is surely coming, as unexpectedly as a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the heavenly bodies will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be burned up. And so since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives we should be living!” 2 Peter 3v9-11 (NLT)

Perhaps you desire this eternal life, to know God and to know Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour. The Bible says:

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”  Romans 10v9-10

You can say this prayer: Heavenly Father, I come to You today, confessing that I am a sinner. I am sorry for all that I have done and ask that You forgive me for all of my sins and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Lord Jesus, I ask that You be Lord and Saviour over my life. I believe that You came to die for my sins, and that God raised You from the dead. Thank You Father for translating me out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Your dear Son. Thank You for sealing me with Your Holy Spirit of promise. Please keep me till the end in You, and may Your Name alone be glorified in my life, in Jesus name I pray, amen.

If you said this prayer today, know that you are now a child of God and that there is much jubilation in heaven because of you. Begin to attend a Bible-believing church, and keep the faith! Welcome into God’s family and enjoy the eternal and abundant life that only God can give.