Remember These Things (2 Peter) No.10- The Return Of Jesus, Part 3 Mercy Each Day

Waiting for the return of Jesus can be frustrating for some, a cause for anxiety in others, I mean it’s a big event! Have you ever heard people attempt to predict when Jesus will return? I’ve seen so many predicted days come & Go. Ironically, we want to know even though Jesus specifically says nobody will know the day or the hour He will return. One of the passages often used, in conjunction with others in Daniel & Revelation is today’s passage in 2 Peter 3. Its natural though, to scour scriptures, for clues, signals numbers, elaborate prophetic formulas that might tell us. Why do we want to know so bad? So, we aren’t caught off guard? Would following Jesus be easier if we knew? Let me tell how I think it would go: “I’ve got another 25 years before Jesus comes; today’s not special.” Followers of Jesus know His return is a reality that should impact how we live each day, but is that practical? We’ve been waiting our whole lives; the church has waited for 2,000 years. Is it possible to develop “Return Fatigue”? Let’s go there, its ok to admit it. Does waiting for the return of Jesus ever become out of sight out of mind for you? What if there was a way practical way to live in expectation of His return as a part of our everyday life?