The Final Goal: Time Is Running Out

Read: 2 Peter 3:8-13

The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. – 2 Peter 3:9

Time is running out for the World Cup. After each tournament, the name of the winning country and the year of their World Cup victory are engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. But space on the base will run out in 2038.

The Bible warns that our time is running out as well. “The day of the Lord” is the phrase used to refer to the time when Jesus returns to judge the world. We are told it will come “as unexpectedly as a thief” (2 Peter 3:10).

It is easy to be complacent about Jesus’ return and not worry too much about it, but we are told the whole earth is reserved for this day and now awaits it. “The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise . . . . No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent” (v.9). Jesus is definitely coming back. The reason He hasn’t yet is so that we have time to give our lives to Him before it’s too late.

We know the current World Cup trophy won’t run out of space until 2038, but our time to turn to Jesus may run out tomorrow. Let’s not waste anymore time living without Him! Turn to Him today! —Chris Wale

Time waits for no one,
but Jesus waits for us to turn to Him.