Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
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”
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?
Summary: What will God be looking for in the ashes of his creation? When everything is “laid bare” what will be left that is of interest to our Lord? The answer lies in what God thinks is important.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:11a Part II — God’s Vineyard”
… and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
Summary: God’s Word explains clearly in many ways that there will be a final judgment. In today’s passage, Peter repeats this truth one more time.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:10c — Face to Face”
[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?”
“To God’s elect…”
Summary: The use of the word “elect” in the NIV points to a source of division in the church. Could this division serve God’s purposes in some way?
Continue reading “1 Peter 1:1 (Flashback) — Wolf Bait”