The Day of the Lord -2 Peter 3:10-13

Wow, I'm really on time this week!

These verses are a good reminder of the promise of Christ's Return.

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

These verses are the verses my Pastor preached on today...I found it an encouraging reminder that since we have this promise of Christ's return, we should be people who live holy lives, people who are expectantly waiting for the return of our Lord. (Verse 11 in the above passage talks about that!)


"Even so, come, Lord Jesus!"

Deliver the Godly -2 Peter 2:9

"then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment."

I need to give a little introduction to this verse...we've been going through 2 Peter in church, and we had been looking at this verse today (verses 4-10).

Right before this, we get a history lesson that recounts some of the things God has done:

• He punished the angels who sinned (v.s. 4)
• Destroyed the earth, but saved Noah (v.s.5)
• Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (v.s. 6)
• Delivered Lot (v.s. 7-8)

Then, after being remind of God's Power, we get the verse I posted today. If God did all those things, than God can deliver those who are His, and He can punish those who are not.

I think it's cool when God reminds us of what He's done in the past...we can use it as encouragement to remind us that God really is in control.