Today's Devotion: Isaiah 54:13 (New International Version): All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace.

Isaiah here is talking about the future glory of Zion. However, right now, we are far from the peace to which the prophet refers. We are at war with ourselves and with the rest of the world.

Today's Comments: How long do we have to wait for the second coming? Some say that it is here, some say that it is imminent, and some say that we can't know. There is a lesson that we can take from Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians. In this letter, Paul admonishes those who have given up their jobs and neglected their families and urges them to continue their normal lives. Looking for Christ's return does not mean that we should give up normal living. Instead, we should do our best to be a model to others and be ready for his coming. To properly do so, we need to make peace with ourselves and then the rest of the world.

Today's Devotion: Romans 12:1 (New International Version): Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship.

We do so much to pollute our bodies. We are not worthy of him.

Today's Comment: Needless to say, there is nothing more that I can comment on, because my body is one of my greatest weaknesses.