Yesterday I spoke of reading 2 Peter chapter 3 and just feeling like so many things popped out at me! I wanted to go through the chapter (maybe for more than one day) and share these with you.
Get your Bible and follow along! In the first two verses, Peter encourages the readers to "stir up their pure minds by remembering." Yesterday there was a lot of remembering going on in the USA because of 9/11. Sometimes remembering can be good. It helps us see where we've been! Peter goes on to say that they should reflect on the words of the prophets (a major porotion of the Old Testament) and then of the apostles' commandments (verse 2). Verse 3 contains a warning that in the last days, scoffers will come--those who doubt and ridicule what you have to say. This verse gives the picture of people who are living any way they want because they doubt the truth of eternity. Verse four goes on to let us know that they doubt Christ's return. I think there alot of people in the world today who have numbed themselves to that message. Even in the church Christians can get discouraged. I think this chapter is a good one to study and meditate on to keep ourselves pointed in the right direction and our minds jolted into reality despite what the scoffers may be telling us.
According to Peter one of the arguments that scoffers were using went just like this: 'Nothing is changing, things are just the same as they've always been, there's no 'end of the world' coming.' But the apostle's reminder in verses 5 and 6 should help us get an understanding. The doubters forget. They forget that once the world was destroyed by a flood and MUCH changed in a short period of time. The argument that everything has always been the same--doesn't hold water! The earth was different before the flood! Get some good creation teachings to see how much was altered by the catastrophic results of the flood of Noah's day. It's very interesting and a real eye-opener if you've never been schooled in creationism. You'll be convinced by the evidence that things do not stay the same.
So next time you're tempted to get weary in well-doing or to forget that the Lord's return is to be a motivating factor in your Christian life, re-read Peter's admonitions.
We are planning a grill-out around the campfire this evening! Hope you have a great weekend as well! Blessings, LORI
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