Monday, June 16, 2014

Day 351 - A Day is like a Thousand Years

Daily Reading:  2 Peter 1-3

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends:  With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.  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 3:8-9

Footnote: God may have seemed slow to these believers as they faced persecution every day and longed to be delivered.  But God is not slow; he just is not on our timetable.  Jesus is waiting so that more sinners will repent and turn to him.  We must not sit and wait for Christ to return, but we should live with the realization that time is short and that we have important work to do.  Be ready to meet Christ any time, even today, yet plan your course of service as though he may not return for many years.


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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV

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