Stimulating faithfulness

Our lead pastor shared this quote in the context of his sermon on 1 Peter 4:1-6 this Sunday and I haven't stopped thinking about it!

John Stott wrote, "To live, work and witness in conscious anticipation of Christ’s (second-coming) and judgment is a wholesome stimulus to faithfulness." (J.R.W. Stott, The Contemporary Christian: Applying God’s Word to Today’s World, 373)

The new thought for me this week has been the combination of the glory of His second coming, which always gets the press, and the glory of His judgment.