But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 2Pt3.10 NKJV
One quote from a movie which I have come to appreciate, simply states, “We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer…” The tests that come to us in life, generally come as a thief in the night, that is, they come at an unexpected time and usually catch us with our pants down.
The “day of the Lord” refers to the final coming of Christ which the Scriptures teach us will also come when we least expect it. It is here each of us will come to take our final test. And, the fundamental question that I am certain will be apart of this test, will simply examine where we have placed our faith. Did I go through life trusting and following my own designs or did I go through life trusting and following Christ.
Of course the point of telling us all this, is that we will never drop our guard and we do this of course, simply by trusting and following Jesus, now. And, whether Christ comes in glory today or comes to take us to glory in death, we will not get caught with our pants down if by faith we are clothed in His righteousness. 11/30/07 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
