God’s Promise is NOT Slack: 2 Peter 3:9-13 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to the promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
1.
We
should be found living in godliness and faith
2.
His
promise are great and precious, trustworthy, proven and inspired by the Holy
Spirit
3.
We
should be looking forward to the day of His kingship and rule on earth as it is
in Heaven
From verse
10 we are told that the heavens will pass away with a great noise. All will be
burned up on earth. Nothing will remain of it!
I would
hope people would realize many decisions of the 60’s of the last century came
through others than Baby Boomers. Many boomers were just ten or twelve when
many in suits were raging against WAR!
Today:
1.
We
worship not God but the Almighty Green Back Dollar.
2.
Greed
has become the national motivator in America.
3.
Sex
is the “obsession”. Wearing garments is seen as taboo!
4.
Gambling
is the National Pass-time. I know folks who have lost their home due to gambling.
5.
Illegal
drugs is consumed daily here in this nation, many dying much too soon.
6.
God
is not allowed in schools and many churches.
7.
Kids
are taught not reading, writing or math, but to be transgender and seek fantasy
with green witches and magic wands.
8.
Babies
are not welcome in the womb.
9.
Homosexuality
is highlighted in this nation! Legalized same-sex marriage reigns.
10. We are the moral polluter of
planet earth. Does that make your skin crawl?
Plain
and simple truth is America is a nation rejecting Christian heritage replacing
it with the crude, rude, and paganized culture. We are a rebellious people. We
thumb our nose at the great Creator God who has showered us with unparalleled
blessings for over 300 years. God is expelled and the result is a society of
wanton violence against others. Believe
me Jesus told us about Hell and it is a place to avoid.
As
the Church grows increasingly weak from its internal rot, society continues to
plunge into darkness. We are presented with a REAL and Present DANGER: NUCLEAR
HOLOCAUST!
Peter Pry the executive director of the federal
EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security, some years back had told
Congress at that very time period that a major EMP could cause widespread
"starvation, disease, and societal collapse" that could lead to the
deaths of tens of millions of people. The Obama administration on hearing this
released a multi-agency battle plan to study and defend against what many
scientists consider the most likely source of EMPs: solar storms, which Bill
Murtagh of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy calls
"a real and present danger." ( again this was awhile ago.)
We are closer now than ever to that “nuclear
blast”! Acts 3:19 Repent therefore & be converted, that your sins
may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of
the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,
21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things which
God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
A Refreshing: a recovery of breath; to be
revived ( NT 404: an—aps’—ook—sis)
Thayer’s Lexicon states: to recover from the
effects of heat …to be refreshed in one’s spirit, refreshed by fellowship, by
consolation, kindnesses: 2 Timothy 1:15-16 This is a faithful saying and worthy
of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of
whom I am chief. 16 However for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first
Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering as a pattern to those who are going
to believe on Him for everlasting life.
1. Might
show: N.T. 1731 & 1722 (
en---dike’---noo---mee) to indicate by word or deed
2. Pattern:
NT 5296 (hoop-ot—oop’---o—sis) imitate
3. Believe:
N.T 4100 ( pist---yoo—o) meaning to credit our faith in Christ Jesus and not of
the world
365 days a year, we should indicate by word or
deed imitate with a credit of our faith in Christ Jesus…. The refreshing that
came was by mercy of God! This mercy was not a passive emotion but an active
desire to remove the cause of distress in others. We have opportunity through
Jesus to come into the presence of God Himself! Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of
life; In Your presence is the fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures
forevermore.
1. We
must be living above our senses…..no drama queen, no pouty face
2. A
joy that appears as being gleeful; A rejoicing with laughter and ease with much
peace
3. Distress
is removed; aiding one with sympathy in our heart
4. Revived in the Lord: we are pulled out of fear, apprehension & worry
5. It is about being refreshed receiving forgiveness of our sins.
Godly People delight in doing Good: Proverbs 21:15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. It is joy for the righteous man to do justice ; participating with God in His kingdom to regard His rights by His righteous nature for truth, love & peace. The Bible tells us in length that “the way of the transgressor is hard” found in Proverbs 13:15…in that we see those who get drunk have hangovers to display their hard life, lack of money because it is spent on that which does not profit anything but only produces a really bad hangover. Choosing to wreck their health with drink is a bad choice!
Psalm 89:13-18 NKJV 13 You have a mighty
arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is
Your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne; Mercy and truth go
before Your face.
15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful
sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light
of Your countenance.
16 In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of their
strength, And in Your favor our horn
(strength) is exalted.
18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
1. Here we find truths: From v. 15 joyful sound, was the trumpet sound of jubilee, it was the sound of setting captives free and restoration.
2. Our
refreshing is found in worship to Him who saved us! His holiness is imparted to
us through Jesus Christ: it is in His mercy & truth where we walk in His
light, His face is ever toward us and as we rejoice in His name, in His
righteousness we are exalted
3. It
is a foundation set in God’s righteousness and His justice : it is led by the
beauty of God in His kindness toward us….It is truth that is a stability that
is established……it cannot be moved: Proverbs 12:3 A man is not established by
wickedness, but the root of the righteous cannot be moved. Proverbs 10:25 When
the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an
everlasting foundation.
Refreshing place in Jesus: anchored in Him… in this, there is No Shaky Town: this is an inside Job …. Character Drives Our Purpose; Habits: strong or shaky; that is strong in the word of God’s truth or shaky in discipline that is of the world…stress will always point to true heart & character of a person!
1.
Being disciplined : in the Word, quick to follow instructions , obedient to
parents, respecting them because the Word tells us to honor them. Seeking good
habits for a healthy body /sound mind.
2. From
shaky city of the world…..do we just choose a way as we go / make our own way
through haphazardly; Lack of order is
living aimlessly, without peace /without planning, one who is going somewhere
to happen/ that can appear as destructive;
will we obey the rules of the road, eat the right kinds of food or just
give it up for the anything goes lifestyle……???
3. Multiplied
behaviors: did you have two parents: did you grow up in America……or were you
brought up in one nation to live in another????
It is the same as the born again
person: we must submit to the rule of God in His kingdom. You cannot go from
one nation bringing your own flag and symbols of that nation into the new
nation. You must submit to the new nations laws and the rules of that land as
in the United States, one nation under God, one nation with one language and
one flag.
4. True
character will be exposed when pressure is on you the person!
Each of
us are responsible for spiritual warfare and anticipated victories. Things are
literally heating up to a great explosion.
Flesh will melt. Even told that tongues will dissolve within the mouth,
and that is horrific indeed. Yet even in this hour, the presence of evil
struggles for survival. We do battle in
faith and with faithfulness to the Lord; it is His ultimate kingdom we live in;
Holy Spirit is preparing us even now for these kingdom victories today: Daniel
7:21-22 NKJV “I was watching; & the same horn was making war against the
saints, & prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, &
a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the most High, &the time came
for the saints to possess the kingdom. God overrules all other thrones
The
Divine or the Monster: one will choose life and another death. One will choose
the straight path and the other folly.
One will choose peace and love of God and the other fire and brimstone. In this hour, be faithful to Jesus when
confronted with persecution and death. And when the opportunity arises to
encourage a young believer, may they note the courage in your heart that gives
praise to Him who lives forever! For we choose to obey God and not people! We
choose to be faithful to receive the crown of life, to be dressed not only for
salvation but in righteousness too!
Today we receive this word of God that teaches Jesus is coming for us soon!
Amen.
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