Since it’s all going to burn up anyway

Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, - 2 Peter 3v11

One day all of this is going to be gone. All the fancy houses and big cars and modern technology and everything else is simply going to be gone. All the stuff that we work so hard for and are so proud of is going to be burned up and gone. All of the visible things of this world that we think are so great will come to an end.

Since it’s all going to burn up one day anyway, there must be something better we can do with our lives. Fortunately God tells us what we can do. We ought to be conducting ourselves in holy conduct and godliness. Our pursuit, as we await his return, is to be Christ’s own peculiar people, burning up with a zeal to do good works that honour Him, to conduct ourselves in a holy manner, and walk in godliness. Why focus on the visible things of this world that are temporary when we can focus on the invisible things that are eternal?

Since it is all going to burn up anyway, let’s choose to spend our time in better pursuits that trying to get all we can. Lets be honest, it really doesn’t give much satisfaction even now, does it?