But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conduct and godliness, Looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, in which dwells righteousness. Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 2 Peter 3:9-14

This is my favourite scripture in the Bible since it gives us reasons why we need to be watchful and live well while we wait for the second coming of our Lord Jesus christ.

Many people wonder why it has taken so long for Christ to return after it has been said many times that "He is coming soon".

Some people tend to believe that the bible is a total deception or just a mere prediction by men because Jesus has still not come after it has been said that he is coming soon.

God lives in eternity and He is not bound by our time, a thousand years is like a day before God and day a like thousand years which means eternity is entirely different from our time. Jesus coming soon simply mean it is something that is going to happen suddenly in God's own time.

This scripture helps us to understand that God is not slack concerning his promises but suffers long so that all may come into repentence before the Messiah comes again.

From the scripture we are made aware that the coming of the Lord will take place at the time we least expect and so vigilance is a must for all.

The Lord will come as a thief comes in the night.
Since the day and the hour of the Lord's coming is unknown and will take us by surprise then we ought to be holy and live a life that is pleasing to the Lord.

I believe this is a scripture every believer must read from time to time as we all prepare for the Lord's coming. I also believe that anything which has to do with our salvation and how we can prepare ourselves adequately for the second coming of Jesus Christ must be our priority and that is why I love this scripture so much.

I would like to invite @oppongk to also share with us his favourite scripture