2 Peter 3:8-9
“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:8-9 NIV
God is working His purpose out and He will come back at the right time, not too early, not too late and Peter gives us insight into His timing: The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. Every day, by God's grace, many are trusting in Christ for salvation, prodigals are returning, and saints are growing in grace. Despite the truth of God's Word and the many declarations of God's great glory and power that pour forth praise to Him from the heavens above and the mountains beneath, mankind is wilfully ignorant, deliberately choosing to dethrone God from their lives and enthrone king self, thus severing their lifeline to their only means of escape. The point is, God knows exactly when He will intervene in world affairs to prevent human beings from annihilating themselves. Human annihilation is exactly what would happen if Jesus Christ failed to rescue His creation. God does not change. He does not forget, and He does not lie. God will reward His faithful servants. God the Father knows just what events need to take place before He shakes this earth in a way it has never been shaken before. No human being can reach the end of that process unless he or she takes the crucial step of repentance.The process of repentance begins when a person becomes fully aware that he or she has repeatedly trampled on God’s law, if not in the letter, then certainly in the spirit and starts to see himself or herself for what he or she is a sinner. This leads him or her to deeply desire to go to God for forgiveness. But the repentant believer’s conviction that he or she not only has done wrong but is wrong comes from God. It is God’s goodness that draws or calls us and motivates us to repent. Repentance is a gift from God. God initiates the process of repentance for each person individually, in His own time and according to His own schedule.
We are not to be stumbled by such worldly logic. If God's Word says it, then it is true, for God's Word is a non-negotiable fact. Judgement is coming on a world that has rejected Him, but we are taken to be with Him in heaven before His wrath is poured out. However much we long to be with Him, and irrespective of how much time has passed under the bridge of life, God is not slow in carrying out His plans and purposes. His timing is always best, and that is non-negotiable. The hope of Christ’s return gives added impetus to our efforts to overcome sin, endure trials, and grow in grace and knowledge, even as we suffer from persecution and strive to do good to all. Let us redeem the time we have left and use our days wisely, as we wait for the glorious day when we will see Him face to face!!!
Father thank You for this and for how wonderful You are. Lord shower Your abundant blessings from the windows of heaven upon my friend and family today. Lord thank You that You created time, but You are not constrained by it. Lord thank You that You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Lord give us patience as we expectantly wait for Your any day return to rapture Your Bride, knowing that Your timing is always perfect, and may we rest in You, knowing our times are in Your hands. Lord use my friend to be someone’s blessing today. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !!
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