Spiritual Readiness

When cast by providence among sinful persons who respect us, we ought to be peculiarly watchful. The hatred of the ungodly when poured upon Christians in the form of persecution, is seldom harmful to their spiritual nature, but the friendship of the world is always to be suspected. When the servants of the high priest allowed Peter to warm his hands at the fire, had Peter been a wise man, he would have been afraid that evil would come of it. We are disarmed by kindness, but it is never safe to be disarmed in an enemy’s country. “Who,” says the old proverb, “could live in Rome and yet be at war with the pope?” Who can have much to do with sinners and not have something to do with their sins? The smiling daughters of Moab did more mischief to Israel than all Balak’s frowning warriors. All Philistia could not have blinded Samson if Delilah’s charms had not deluded him. Our worst foes will be found among our ungodly friends. Those who are false to God, are not likely to be true to us. Walk carefully, believer, if thy way lie by the sinner’s door, and especially if that sinner hath acted a friendly part to thee.

Judgment, Last The biblical concept that at the end of history Jesus Christ will return in glory to earth, the dead will be raised, and they, together with all the living, will be finally judged by Christ and assigned their eternal destiny in heaven or hell.

This great eschatological event will be a visible, public, and universal judgment; Christ’s glory and His victory over sin, death, and Satan will be fully manifest; righteousness will be exalted; the perplexing discrepancies of history will be removed.

The expectation of the final judgment permeates the entire Scripture.

Examining the content of from the stand point of,

Looking at in light of, “serving for God’s glory to bring us to God’s glory”

In other words to

“fully prepare you in your daily Christian life so you can be ready for heaven.” Hebrew 2:10

(NKJV) 10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

So when things tough, raise your eyes to the cross, and see what Christ endured, it will gently lead you back to the work you are called. (2 Cor 6:4-7)

(NKJV) 4But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, 5in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; 6by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, 7by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

4But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,

5in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings;

6by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,

7by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Therefore, “The end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore, sober, and watch unto prayer”

Live seriously and soberly (v.7)

You keep a serious and sound mind about everything (life; you have purpose and meaning, and significances)

You control and restrain your desires, lusts, and appetites

You be calm and sensible about all things (trouble, problems, or circumstances)

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Live watching and praying (v.7)

You must keep your mind sober, always watching (Not under the influence of anything that dull and numb the mind, i.e., drugs and intoxicating beverages)

Your mind must be alert, not sleepy-eyed and lazy and wandering about.

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The prerequisite to spiritual readiness: being born again!

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