2 Peter 3:11-13
In this way, while all things are destroyed it is necessary
to become this kind of person in holy conduct and piety while anticipating and
while advancing the coming of the day of God, for the sake of which the heavens
will be destroyed while burning in fire and the natural elements of nature are
being melted while being burned. And we
anticipate new heavens and a new earth according to his promise in which righteousness
dwells.
Thoughts for Today
First Thought:
Now that Peter has given good reason to not doubt the Lord
because we cannot understand His great timing, we now also focus on how to go
forward. We acknowledge that an end will
come. If there will be an end, then it
is only prudent that we live up to that end as best we can. We know that we will never be perfect. We also know that God is a forgiving
God. So we go forward, trying our
hardest to conduct ourselves in holiness and piety. We do our best trying to live for God knowing
that when we fail we can genuinely repent and we will be forgiven. That is how we live.
How well does this generally describe your life? Are you living daily in piety and holy
conduct?
Second Thought:
We must also acknowledge that there will be a destruction of
the natural world. The creation is
tainted with sin. The creation knows
destruction and imperfection. Therefore,
it must be destroyed. It must be cast
away in the end. The fundamental
elements of the world – I believe Peter is talking about the inorganic elements
like carbon and oxygen and hydrogen – will be cast aside. The earth as we know it will come to an end.
How does it make you feel to know that in the end the world
as we know it will be cast aside? Is it
easy to mourn this reality?
Third Thought:
The reason that we need not mourn the
loss of the natural elements of the creation is that there will be a new
creation. God will give us a new place
in which to dwell. In this place
righteousness will dwell. In this place
we will not know the taint of sin. This
place will not suffer from the wage of death.
We will be free from sin indeed.
The world as we know it may cease, but God will bring a new world to us. In it we shall dwell with Him.
How do you feel about this new
world? When you think about it, what do
you think it will be like?
Passage for Tomorrow: 2 Peter 3:14-18
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