In 2 Peter Chapter 3, Peter described what it would be like in the last days, in the second coming of Christ. He said that there would be scoffers who will say, “Where is this coming’ He promised?”, denying Christ who saved them. They also forgot that the world was created by the word of God, and it is also by the word of God that the world will be destroyed, together with the ungodly men.
But even though the day of judgment is set for the destruction of the ungodly men, the mercy of God still remains. This mercy is the reason why the end does not come instantly.
“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
-2 Peter 3:9, NIV
Now we can see how patient the Lord is to everyone, for He is still waiting for the repentance of the ungodly men. The Lord does not want anyone to perish! Now we can see how much the Lord loves us, even though all of us had become disobedient at least once in our lives. It is so overwhelming that the Lord remains faithful to every man, even though there are men who denies and blasphemes against Him. It is also very embarrassing for Him to see that there are people who repay His kindness with disobedience.
So what could we do to repay the Lord’s kindness?
“So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him.”
-2 Peter 3:14, NIV
All we have to do is to make every effort to become holy at His sight. Some say it is hard, and for most, impossible. But that is not the case for those who knew Christ, His mercy, His patience and His love for us. We accepted Him as our Lord for Him to take the wheel of our lives, and with Him we strive to become holy people. This is the reason why many people who were ungodly before was changed at the time they encountered Him.
It would not be hard for us to give our every effort into becoming holy, that is if we truly love Him and treasure His love within our hearts and minds.
“Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.”
-2 Peter 3:15, NIV
The Lord is just waiting for us, especially those people who went astray in their lives to go back to Him. So for those who haven’t accepted Christ in their lives, please don’t let this opportunity just pass away. Salvation only comes to those people who surrendered their lives to the Lord. And for us who were already in Christ, let us remain still until His second coming and not get caught by the currents of the world. The Lord is patient, so we must remain patient too.
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