majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in 2 Peter 3:8-9,
"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."
In a chapter that is sweeping in its view of the lifespan of the age
we live in, Peter points out that God is the Creator of both space and
time. "By God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out
of water and by water". Verse 5, God is the creator of space. We also
read that "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a
thousand years are like a day." This is not necessarily a statement
just about the patience of God but that God resides outside of the
dimension of time. Yes, the Lord is patient, but also Peter's
statement is that just as equally to the Lord that a thousand years
are like a day, so a day is like a thousand years. To me, this is
Peter's way of saying that as our majestic Creator, God resides
outside the dimension of time. From my perspective, I would view it as
that God looks down on all existence, from the beginning of time to
the end of time, all at the same time. This, of course, is from my
perspective. From God's perspective I would expect that God simply
views all there is to see in his creation, and because of his vantage
point outside the dimension of time, he sees it all, from the
beginning to the end.
However, I must admit that when I think of such things, the fuses
start to blow in my brain. I just can't go where God exists and
understand much of what is there. It is simply beyond me. I do have
what the Scriptures reveal about God and I love to speculate on his
splendor and glory, but let's face it: I'm pretty limited to what I
can understand of him.
What I do understand of God from this passage is that he loves all
people. I realize this flies in the face of the current "pop" theology
today which declares that God loves only some and has selected his
few. If Peter says anything here, it is that God is patient and is
providing ample time so that everyone has the opportunity to turn to
him. He doesn't want anyone to perish, to face an eternity in the lake
of fire, but his desire is that everyone come to repentance.
What a massive and lofty view of God in this chapter! The creator of
all space and time has an equally massive heart that wants all,
everyone, to turn to him and be saved from his judgment!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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