Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
By the same word …
Summary: The power of words is something we tend to take for granted. Yet looking at the effect of human words, we can see there is a correlation between God’s Word and our own experience.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:7a — The Power of Words”
By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
Summary: Peter continues his message about those who do not believe and work to undermine God’s church. One way they do this is to scoff at the idea that God could flood the whole earth.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:6 — Water”
…that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being…
Summary: The Bible packs a lot of information into small sentences. Understanding what the heavens are means understanding the temporary nature of the universe.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:5b — Heavens”
But they [scoffers] deliberately forget …
Summary: Today, Peter shares a powerful insight into the psyche of the scoffer. Knowing that they deliberately choose the path they are on helps us to avoid the trap of falling in with their ways.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:5a — Hutzpah”
They [the scoffers] will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
Summary: Logic is something we all use in some form. Even the scoffer uses a kind of logic. The question then becomes a question of fact; what do we know?
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:4 — Logic & Reason”
…[in the last days] scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
Summary: What is so bad about scoffing? Let’s look at what the word means and how people use scoffing.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:3b — King of the Mountain”
Above all, you must understand that in the last days …
Summary: How we divide up all of history depends on where we are standing when we do it.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:3a — The Line Between”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: Loving each other as our Lord has commanded us is a risky proposition. We have to be willing to expose what is in our hearts and deal with what we find there.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Pt VI — My Real Fear”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: What happens when we get “bumped?” What sloshes out of our heart onto those around us? Today’s meditation looks at the importance of keeping our heart, soul, and mind focused on Jesus.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Part V — The Bucket”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: Today, we wrap up our discussion of the “command given by our Lord” with a look at our need to let go of what holds us back.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Part IV — Boiled Frog”