The Christian hope manifestly does not mean we should do nothing while we sit around waiting for these things to happen. Rather it is a call to action and a motivation for action. Here in verse 6 we are called upon to be proclaiming these things and incessantly calling on the Lord in prayer. We are to give the Lord no rest until He has done these things. In this sense it is like predestination. There is an incredible amount of nonsense spoken about pre-destination, but if you look at the places where Paul speaks of pre-destination it is always as a spur to action, as a motivator for us to live a life worthy of our calling.
If God is going to do these things, if His zeal is going to accomplish it why does it matter that we pray to Him? Why does He need us to ask Him to do these things? Why does He need us to remind Him? There are two answers to this.
The first is this. God has told us to call upon Him, so we should do it whether we fully understand why we are doing it or not. We should do it as a simple act of trust and obedience.
Secondly, God involves us in all of His plans and work. We see this throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. So we are involved in God's work of establishing His kingdom. We should rejoice in this and get on with it.
The salvation of the Lord is coming, so we should commit ourselves wholeheartedly to the work.
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