October 28, 2024 RMEBER THIS ONE FACT
2 Peter 3:8-12a “But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about His promises, as some count slowness, but is patience toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God,”
Either we believe what we read in this passage, or we don’t believe. What these verse say are astonishing to say the least; many would say such statements or foolish. Yet, this is what God has spoken; He has revealed what sort of things are yet to come. Some believe that because the earth has been here for thousands of years or as some believe, millions of years, there is no way it is going to suddenly be burned up. We must remember that time is not an issue with God as it is with us. God is patient; He does not wish for any to perish. With that being said, be assured that one day what is prophesied in this passage will come to pass; and it will not be gradual but will come like a thief-suddenly and when least expected. Since such awesome things are sure to happen, we should live in a ‘ready-mode.’ For certain, we want to be ready when these things come about. Being ready is a matter of living according to the ways of God; and that involves living righteously, growing in the faith, having our hearts set on God, loving others, being faithful, and being good stewards of all that He has put in our hands. These things are not a list of things we must do, but describe the life we live as we walk by the Spirit and not according to the flesh and they in part describe life being lived out of the new creation we are-with a new mind, a new heart and a new spirit. We do not have to be fearful of what is to come, but rather we can be ‘looking for and hastening the coming day of the Lord’ because it will be the greatest day ever when He comes for those who love Him.
2 Peter 3:13 “But according to His great promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.”
Blessings, Buddy
2 Peter 3:8-12a “But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about His promises, as some count slowness, but is patience toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God,”
Either we believe what we read in this passage, or we don’t believe. What these verse say are astonishing to say the least; many would say such statements or foolish. Yet, this is what God has spoken; He has revealed what sort of things are yet to come. Some believe that because the earth has been here for thousands of years or as some believe, millions of years, there is no way it is going to suddenly be burned up. We must remember that time is not an issue with God as it is with us. God is patient; He does not wish for any to perish. With that being said, be assured that one day what is prophesied in this passage will come to pass; and it will not be gradual but will come like a thief-suddenly and when least expected. Since such awesome things are sure to happen, we should live in a ‘ready-mode.’ For certain, we want to be ready when these things come about. Being ready is a matter of living according to the ways of God; and that involves living righteously, growing in the faith, having our hearts set on God, loving others, being faithful, and being good stewards of all that He has put in our hands. These things are not a list of things we must do, but describe the life we live as we walk by the Spirit and not according to the flesh and they in part describe life being lived out of the new creation we are-with a new mind, a new heart and a new spirit. We do not have to be fearful of what is to come, but rather we can be ‘looking for and hastening the coming day of the Lord’ because it will be the greatest day ever when He comes for those who love Him.
2 Peter 3:13 “But according to His great promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.”
Blessings, Buddy
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