. . . and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. ^{1 Thessalonians 1:9-10}

Convicted by the word of God and saved from the wrath to come, we serve in faith as we wait for our redeemer. This compels us to pursue the following during our brief time here on Earth: