Thief In The Night Are You Ready?

Many believers through the years have heard the quoted scripture from 1 Thessalonians 5 : For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. Sounds simple and somewhat tripe but it’s not because that is not all of what 1 Thessalonians has to say.

However, when we go back to 1 Thessalonians 4 we find further guidance in verses 4-11.

Live to Please God

Finally, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body[b] and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife,[c] for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other,[d] for God himself has taught you to love one another. 10 Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers[e] throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more.

11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. 12 Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.

So he will come back like a thief in the night the question is are you following the words of chapter 4 or not?

Your October In Life Is Now

As the rain falls on this October morning it reminds of how myself and everyone else is in the October of our lives every second of every day. So what does that mean anyway? Well what it means that traditionally when October comes fall is here and winter is fast approaching.

Isn’t that true about our lives the thing is, we forget that and act like we can go on forever!

So take the time to reflect on this October phase of your life because when it ends the Lord God Almighty calls you home there will be no more Octobers in your life.

There will only be peace and glory and all of the Octobers in your life will have been well worth the pain and suffering.