Do you ever lose your patience? Exactly, why is God waiting? We wonder. It turns out that God is more patient than we are. God is patient with a world going its own way because he does not want anyone to be destroyed. He wants everyone to repent. Nevertheless, when he comes, he will destroy our broken world, in order to create a new one.
How then shall we live? If we knew Jesus were coming today, what would we do? Peter calls believers to holy and godly lives. We look forward to the day when Christ returns. Evil will be destroyed. God will set things right. So we look forward to new heavens and a new earth filled with righteousness.
Wait? There will be a new earth? Yes. John tells us the heavenly city of New Jerusalem will come down to the new earth (Revelation 21:1-2). If we were ethereal spirits flitting around, we might not need a substantial earth. But because in heaven we will have new bodies, we will live in the heavenly city on a new earth. What will that be like? Mercy Me sings, “I can only imagine . . .” Can you imagine? Are we really ready? Whatever we would do if Christ came today, we should do. John prayed in Revelation 22:20, “Even so Lord Jesus, come quickly!” Amen!