“I have made you a light for the Gentiles to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 13:47
As followers of Jesus we look forward to the time when Jesus returns to earth to set up His Kingdom. Then and only then will everything be as it should be. The curse of sin will be removed and every person will live in a way perfectly aligned to God’s will. Everyone will say and do the right thing. Life will truly be “Heaven.”
But, so far, Jesus has not returned and it may or may not be a while before He does. Until then we are to persist in praying and asking the Father to make right the wrongs caused by sin’s destructive force.
We pray for justice and we explain to everyone that there is good news even in this world of chaos. We let them know that our future in the Kingdom of God is set when we realize we cannot fix ourselves but that God can. In repentance we humble ourselves before Him and through faith save us by His grace.
When Jesus returns we will be like Him. We will be perfect as He is perfect. Until then we simply realize our failure and cry out to God for mercy. He supplies mercy and grace as we humbly fall at His feet. He lifts us up and makes us people who are becoming more like Jesus. He is holy so He makes us holy as we learn and apply the Bible to our daily lives.
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