Topic: THE DAY OF THE LORD
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
5:1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.
5:2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
5:3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
5:4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
5:5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be [a]sober.
5:7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.
5:8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
5:9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
5:11 Therefore [b]comfort each other and [c]edify one another, just as you also are doing.
STUDY:
The time and date of our Lord’s (Jesus) Second Coming is known only by the Father Himself (Matt. 24:16). But mark this, it will come like a thief in the night. Thieves operate in concealment which calls for watchfulness and readiness. Anyone that walks in darkness is vulnerable to being attacked by anything.
While waiting and watching, we need to do the following: (i). Walk in the light of the Word of God (Psa. 119:105) to enable us to be awake so that His coming will not take us by surprise.
We must “study to show yourself approved, a workman that needs not to be ashamed… (2Tim. 2:15). (ii) We need to be sober-minded and love others, without which we shall just be noise makers (1 Cor. 13:1). (iii) Guard jealously our prized salvation. We should put on the helmet of salvation to protect both the head and the body. When the head is destroyed, the body is of no effect. (iv) We need to inculcate the habit of encouraging one another as we fellowship together (Heb. 10:25b). Discouragement is a veritable tool in the hand of the devil and he has used it on many, to the point of making them believe that Christianity is a scam. (v) Be prayerful always (1 Thess. 5:17; Luke 18:1). We must also watch and pray so that we do not enter into temptation (Matt. 26:41).
Prayer:
Lord, give me the grace to live by the light of your word in readiness of your coming.
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