Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-8
Summary: Remember the words of the prophets and the commandment of Jesus Christ spoken through the apostles. You will have people making fun of you and asking when Jesus is coming back. But 1 day for God is like a thousand years.
Thoughts: The early Christians believed that Jesus would return in just a few years. So when this book was written, many of these Christians were wondering why Jesus had not already come. This writer reminds them that time for God is different than time for us, saying that one day for God is like 1000 years to us. How many times do we need to be reminded that God is working in God's time, not in ours? When I find myself frustrated because of conditions in our world, I try to remind myself that God is not working on my schedule. So I have come to accept that the Kingdom of God will probably not be completed here on earth in my lifetime. But I know that what I am doing is important, just as what you are doing is important, to the fullfillment of God's kingdom. I look forward to the day when Christ returns, but I am not anxious for it, because I know that there is much work to be done. What are you doing to forward the Kingdom?
Prayer: God help me to see how your people are making a change in the world and help me to encourage others in this process. Amen.
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Wonderful post. I think often of how different the modern church would be if we held that same certainty that Jesus was coming back soon, and that our task is much more than being "rapture ready" ourselves. Through Jesus, we are God's Pan A to save the world- and there is no Plan B. Thanks for sharing!
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