And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already
come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now
than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the
day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the
armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in
carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in
dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus
Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. Romans 13:11-14
The Bible
says to live today as if you would die tomorrow. We could cash in our salvation at any moment
and we don’t want to be gratifying the deeds of the flesh at that moment. We want to be living like Jesus when Jesus
calls us home.