We Are To Keep Our Eyes Looking To Jesus

 Paul prophesied of moral decay, societal degeneration, and an increasing advance towards every form of ungodliness, such that the influence of evil and wickedness would be seen to permeate every area of society and would even infect the Christian Church itself. And Paul gave clear, concise instructions to Christians living in: "The end times," and outlines our responsibility to God and our duty toward others.
 We Are To Keep Our Eyes Looking To Jesus so that we may finish the race that God has set beforeBut mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. each one of us, whatever that race may be, and he also reminds us that there is a crown of righteousness laid up for all who long for His return. Today, we are much closer to the return of Christ than the disciples in those early days of Christianity, when the perilous times in which we live began. But down through the ages, there have been men and women who have read and understood this passage, and faithfully carried out Paul's final instructions to the Church before his death. They too were living in the last days as the Scripture indicates, and they too took heed of the instructions that were given to the Body of Christ in this final epistle of Paul.
 May we in like manner fulfil our responsibility to God and our duty towards our fellow man as we look steadfastly to Jesus, study His Word, fulfil the ministry that God has given each of us, and continue to look for His any day appearing, knowing that very soon Christ will be coming in the clouds to take us to be with Himself, before He finally pours our His wrath during that future time of great tribulation.
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the wisdom and warnings that Your Word contains. I pray that in these perilous times, I will take heed to the instructions of Paul and not try to walk in my own strength, but by the power of the Holy Spirit, looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith. In Jesus' name, AMEN.