TSK · 1 Peter 4:7

It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

“You, son of man– this is what the Sovereign LORD says to the land of Israel: An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land!

But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

Be Ready!“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

So he said to them,“Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!”

Motivation to Godly Conduct And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)