Put in simple terms, we are to live each day as if Jesus were coming back that very day, turning from sin, and turning to God. You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.
Hope produces perseverance.
Exercising the virtue of hope encourages the Christian to endure hardship. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come . This is the language of Christian hope. The heavenly perspective of our future hope puts everything in this life into proper perspective. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ .