But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have
no need that I write unto you. For
yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the
night. 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-2.
We are told over and over again in the Bible that no
one knows when the end of the world will be.
It will sneak up on us just like a thief is able to sneak around in the
night without anyone knowing. We need to
be examples of how God works in our lives, not just in ten or twenty years from
now, when we have finished sowing our wild oats, but always. God is forgiving but we should not push Him
too far, either. We can’t go around
manipulating God and our faith by saying that I’m sinful and God will forgive
me anyway, so I will just go ahead and do this sinful thing and ask for
forgiveness later.
Well, God knows what is in our hearts. He knows when we are trying to manipulate Him
and when we are genuinely trying to be Christians. Although none of us is perfect, we need to
attempt to be the best examples we can of how God works in our lives.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
