3 People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly, like the pains of a woman giving birth. And those people will not escape.
4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not living in darkness. And so that day will not surprise you like a thief.
5 You are all people who belong to the light. You belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness.
6 So we should not be like other people. We should not be sleeping. We should be awake and have self-control.
7 People who sleep, sleep at night. People who drink too much, drink at night.
8 But we belong to the day, so we should control ourselves. We should wear faith and love to protect us. And the hope of salvation should be our helmet.
9 God did not choose us to suffer his anger. God chose us to have salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.