Malachi 3:1 Advent 1

Suddenly, the Lord you seek will be in the temple. The coming of the Lord into your life always has a suddenness to it–whether that is the second/Bema seat coming...the star/wisemen Bethlehem coming...or the coming of Jesus into your life. Suddenly, abruptly...now is the time. Pay attention the time is now.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]