Thought of the Day !!

But you must not forget, dear friends, that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.
2 Peter 3:8-9 (NLT)

Our Father in Heaven is much more patient that we are. We see the injustices of the world and want justice served. People of all ages have had times of injustice. There have been times of war. There have been times of discrimination. There have been times of harsh rulers. And the rich always have seemed to get richer at the poor people's expense.

So what does God do about it? He waits. He is waiting patiently, not because He likes watching injustices go on all around us. But instead He waits patiently until all people are given every opportunity to change their ways and repent. So we may have to wait a little while longer for the glory of Heaven, but at the same time, the waiting will provide many more that same glorious end.


But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment. Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living!
2 Peter 3:10-11 (NLT)

Peter reminds us of what Jesus told him and the other disciples. We all must be prepared because no one knows when Jesus will come back. He will come to this world like a thief comes into a house at night. No one will be expecting him. So we must live our lives as if he were coming back today. We don't prepare for his return by trying to figure out when or how. We prepare by living "holy, godly lives" according to Peter.


And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to live a pure and blameless life. And be at peace with God. And remember, the Lord is waiting so that people have time to be saved. This is just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him.
2 Peter 3:14-15 (NLT)

Peter sums his message up here by reminding us yet again how to live while we wait on Jesus' return, which is being postponed long enough "so that people have time to be saved." Wouldn't it be great if we all were to remember this message about patience and living pure and blameless lives during the frantic and often frustrating times that come our way on a weekly basis? Even though we may fail from time to time, why don't we all give it a try?

In the love of Christ,
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