When Paul talks about the second coming of Christ, he doesn't talk about trying to figure out when Christ will return; he talks about being faithful until he returns and looking forward to the rewards Jesus will bring.

Paul uses three different word pictures to describe what we should be like until Jesus returns, and they can motivate us to be faithful. We’ll look at one of the word pictures today. 

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