The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Peter 3:7,
"By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly."
The political left has been pushing the meme of mankind's destruction of the earth through unfettered capitalism. Global warming used to be the big concern (now it is simply "climate change") - where a fraction of a degree in a number of decades will melt the glaciers, the polar caps, raise sea levels, destroy beachfront property and all the rest of it.
Peter has a different concern. The fate of this world will not be determined by the perceived excesses of mankind's productivity and economic success, but by mankind's sinfulness. And we are not talking about a fraction of a degree.
Peter tells us a fire is coming. A big one! This present earth is "reserved for fire" and this at the hand of God for his day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. The "ungodly" are those who reject God in this present age and bring this catastrophic episode of "global warming".
Peter tells us, "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." Verse 10. He goes on to say in verse 12, "That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat."
This, my friends, is real global warming!
Peter asks a very poignant question in verse 11, "Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?" I think this is a very pertinent question. His answer, "You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming." Verses 11-12.
I don't know about you, but man-made global warming is hardly a concern given what is headed our way with God-made global warming!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly."
The political left has been pushing the meme of mankind's destruction of the earth through unfettered capitalism. Global warming used to be the big concern (now it is simply "climate change") - where a fraction of a degree in a number of decades will melt the glaciers, the polar caps, raise sea levels, destroy beachfront property and all the rest of it.
Peter has a different concern. The fate of this world will not be determined by the perceived excesses of mankind's productivity and economic success, but by mankind's sinfulness. And we are not talking about a fraction of a degree.
Peter tells us a fire is coming. A big one! This present earth is "reserved for fire" and this at the hand of God for his day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. The "ungodly" are those who reject God in this present age and bring this catastrophic episode of "global warming".
Peter tells us, "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." Verse 10. He goes on to say in verse 12, "That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat."
This, my friends, is real global warming!
Peter asks a very poignant question in verse 11, "Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?" I think this is a very pertinent question. His answer, "You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming." Verses 11-12.
I don't know about you, but man-made global warming is hardly a concern given what is headed our way with God-made global warming!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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