At Peace with Him

Scripture:

II Peter 3:14  "So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him".

Observation:

Peter tells us how we should live since we are looking for the soon return of the Lord and for the Day of the Lord.  He says that since we are looking forward to His return, we should, "make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him".  I see here a correlation between being found spotless, blameless and being at peace with the Lord.

Application:

When we focus on walking spotless and blameless, our peace with God increases dramatically.  Whenever we are walking in sin and hoping for God's mercy and grace, we will never be at peace with Him.  We always have a guilty conscience and are never at peace when sin is present in our lives.  As we wait and look for His second coming, we need to focus on walking out our salvation with fear and trembling.  We need to be walking as spotless and blameless as possible.

Prayer:

Father, I know You accept me as a sinner saved by grace, but I want to walk in a way that pleases You more and more as I see the day approaching.  Help me to grow in You more this year than ever.  Help me to walk pure and blameless before You and to be at peace with You, accomplishing all You desire for my life here on earth as I anticipate heaven.

Your Son,
Jeff