Living for Eternity

Romans 13:11-14
11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

I believe this is a wonderful way for us to view our lives today. This is definitely not for the procrastinator. Actually, when concerning our walk with the Lord, it tells us to stop procrastinating and to put away that which does not belong to the Lord.

Don't be confused about "salvation is nearer...", this is to believers. The same verse ends with "...when we first believed." That being said, we realize that the time Paul is talking about is when Jesus is coming to take us home (Heaven - Eternity).

We have free will - we have a choice - to go after this dying world and the lusts therein or to live like we were living for eternity (Put on the armor of light / to live as if everything is out in the open to everyone - walk in the daylight). He tells us finally to put on Christ and don't even give this world a chance to get a foothold.

How do you put on Christ? You rely on Him. Your salvation was totally dependent on His Faith, His Mercy, His Grace and His Act. Wouldn't it make sense that your walk with Him is totally dependent on His Faith, His Mercy, His Grace and His Act? (Mt. 11:28-30)