Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
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”
… 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”
“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” — Jesus
Summary: Times are hard. Jesus is the answer.
Continue reading “Matthew 9: 16-17 — Happy New Year”
The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire…
Summary: What will the end of time look like? Peter gives us a clue with today’s passage.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:10b — Electric Balloons”
[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”
But the day of the Lord …
Summary: Finality is one of those things we humans love to ignore. It is easy to put off doing what we know we should do. We think there will always be a tomorrow until we wake up on the “day of the Lord.”
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:10a — The Day of The Inspector”
… but [God wants] everyone to come to repentance.
Summary: The word “repent” often carries with it vague connotations of emotional trauma. In fact, what Peter is telling us is that if we reject the idea of God, God wants us to change our minds.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:9d — Street Preachers”
… 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?”
Instead he is patient with you…
Summary: Understanding some concepts is sometimes made easier by looking at the absence of the concept. This technique helps us understand why God is patient.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:9b — The Patience of God”
For my eyes have seen your salvation…
Summary: Birthdays are a reason to celebrate, and Jesus’ birthday is no different. Well, maybe a little different…
Continue reading “Luke 2: 29-32 — Christmas Day”