Not Wanting any to Perish
2 Peter 3:9-12 9 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.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.
Promises, promises. We normally think of promises as something good where we wait with eager anticipation for a soon coming event.
But Peter’s take on a promise isn’t one of birthdays or kittens. Instead, Peter references God’s promises of a new kingdom and earth, carried with it the implicit destruction of this present age.
What has slowed the coming of this new kingdom? I am convinced we are living in God’s grace, for it is not His wish that any should perish. So if we long to see the face of our Lord and Savior, the best thing to do is spread the gospel far and wide, living holy and godly lives until Jests returns again.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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