“Till He Comes “

 “Till He Comes”

 

For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.  And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures.  We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.   Titus 2:11-13

 

Titus was a Greek Convert of the Apostle Paul, which means that he was a GENTILE.  But that made NO DIFFERENCE with Paul, in CONTEXT with the SALVATION, of Titus.  Titus was   ENCOURAGED by Paul to TEACH the BELIEVERS how they SHOULD LIVE as the FOLLOWERS of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Paul had left Titus at Crete to organize the church.  And since they were SAVED by GRACE, they were SAVED unto GOOD WORKS. 

Christian living should be SOUND and LIVED OUT to be a LIFE of GODLINESS, not one that is INFLUENCED by WORLDLINESS.  It is the GRACE of GOD that leads a TRUE BELIEVER, to LIVE a GODLY LIFE, and to exemplify it by accompanying it with GOOD WORKS.  In James 2:26, James tells us that: “Just as the body is DEAD without BREATH, so also FAITH is DEAD without GOOD WORKS.”

In 1 Peter 2:9,11, the Apostle Peter tells us that those who are SAVED by GRACE are a CHOSEN PEOPLE, and we are God’s very OWN POSSESSION.  Therefore, we can SHOW others the GOODNESS of God, for He called us out of the DARKNESS and into HIS WONDERFUL LIGHT. In verse 11, Peter tells us to BE CAREFUL to LIVE PROPERLY among our UNBELIEVING NEIGHBORS.

One of the Great Theologians, Dr. Warren Wiersbe, tells us that: “There are two “poles” to the Christian life:  we look back to the Cross (v.14) and ahead to the COMING of CHRIST (v. 13) These two poles help keep us STEADY in our Christian Walk.”

Many True Believers, look FORWARD to the RETURN of our LORD JESUS, with GREAT ANTICIPATION and ABUNDANT JOY.  We are LISTENING for the CALL, which will RAPTURE us AWAY into the CLOUDS and into our HEAVENLY HOME, to LIVE for ALL ETERNITY, with the ONE who made it POSSIBLE, our LORD JESUS CHRIST.  ARE YOU READY?

In order for you to GO, when HE CALLS, you MUST COME to the CROSS of CHRIST and ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, the ONE and ONLY SON of the LIVING GOD.  You MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFE-STYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and start LIVING a GODLY LIFE, that is SEASONED with GOOD WORKS, UNTIL HE COMES!!!  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON.  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!