Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
Summary: Solomon demonstrates the wisdom that God has given him by modeling excellent communication techniques in these two verses.
Continue reading “Proverbs 3: 1-2 — Good Communication”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: The third warning Peter gives us has to do with false teachers. Beware!
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt III — Danger Ahead”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: Things are not always what they seem. What we cannot see is greater than what we can see. Peter has warned us of several things. Today we look back at confirming our calling.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Part I — Illusions”
… which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Summary: In this letter, Peter has continually called out those who oppose the Gospel. It is worth a minute’s thought to consider why his words are so important.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:16c — Enemies of the Gospel”
…where righteousness dwells.
Summary: Peter tells us about a new heaven and a new earth and then tells us that righteousness will dwell there. How can this be? What will this look like? Scripture gives us clues that help us understand God’s promise of new life in him.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:13b — The Meaning of Righteous”
… and speed its [the day of God] coming.
Summary: Remembering what it was like to be a little kid can help us understand what Peter is telling us about the day of God.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:12b — WANT-O-METER”
… as you look forward to the day of God …
Summary: How we look at the “day of God” is a good indication of how much importance we attach to our spiritual life. Our enthusiasm for that day reveals whether we are putting our weight on the foot already in heaven or the one that is still on earth.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:12a — Stepping Out”
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?
Summary: The stage is a marvelous metaphor for life. The actors fill a costume and a role. Then, when the play is over, they exit the theater. In the same way, this life is a theater for our souls. One day our play will end. What then?
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:11a Part I — Casting Call”
[But the day of the Lord] will come like a thief.
Summary: Phrases like today’s passage are a mystery to some, a point of ridicule for others, and for us who believe, a warning.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:10b — Like a Thief”
… not wanting anyone to perish,
Summary: It is hard for us to understand how God can bring judgment and save his people, all at the same time.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:9c — Left to Perish?”