ONE THING WE SHOULD DO WHILE AWAITING THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST

SCRIPTURE:
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for 
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 
(Jude 1:21)

MEDITATION:
Some Christians wonder what they should be doing until Jesus Christ returns.
The Bible has an answer for that!
Christians should keep themselves in God’s love.
How do we “keep ourselves in His love”?
We do the things that He loves to see 
and we express love to others as He would.

This means we should be obedient to His commands…all of them.
His commands are not a smorgasbord 
where we choose which ones we want to obey.
If we want to stay in His love, then we obey all of His commands, 
including those that take us out of our comfort zone.

The Bible is a revelation of the fact that God is love. 
Many people misunderstand the attribute of God’s nature, which is love. 
“God is love” does not mean that “everything” is sweet, beautiful, and happy, 
and that God’s love could not possibly allow punishment for sin.
However, He can bring beauty and sweetness into everything.
Even God’s discipline is an action of love for those who belong to Him.

When someone preaches about justice, it is justice tempered with love. 
When someone preaches about righteousness, 
it is righteousness founded on love. 
When someone preaches about atonement, it is atonement planned by love, 
provided by love, given by love, finished by love, 
and necessitated because of love.

When someone preaches about the resurrection of Christ, 
they are preaching the miracle of love. 
When someone preaches about the return of Christ, 
they are preaching about the fulfillment of love.

ACTION:
No matter what sin you have committed, or how terrible, dirty, 
or shameful it may be, God loves you – never forget that! 
The love of God is immeasurable, unmistakable, and unending!
When He disciplines you, it is an expression of His love.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, I may not fully understand Your love, but I know You love 
me in spite of my failures. I express my heartfelt gratitude to You, Father, for 
Your forgiveness and love. I want to stay in Your love by obeying Your 
commands to the best of my ability. Help me in my efforts to please You and 
teach me how to show Your type of love toward others.”