¹ A time of accounting draws near for all mankind. The Bible calls it “the day of Jehovah.” It is the time when divine judgment will be executed against the wicked; it is also a time of deliverance for the righteous. All persons then alive will be called to account for the way they have used their lives. With that in mind, Peter raises a probing question: “What sort of persons ought you to be”? He stresses the importance of ‘holy acts of conduct, deeds of godly devotion, and keeping close in mind Jehovah’s day,’ as well as the need to be ‘spotless, unblemished, and in peace.’​—2 Pet. 3:11-14.

⁴ Keeping Jehovah’s day “close in mind” means keeping it foremost in our daily thoughts, never relegating it to a place of insignificance in the background. It means keeping Kingdom interests first in our lives.​—Matt. 6:33.