Passage:
2 PETER 1:19-21
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Truths:
Peters wants to leave the readers with a solid foundation when he dies and this is nothing other than the 'Word of God'. The apostolic witness is one leg of it and the prophetic message the other leg. Both these parts are vital. Peter says that the prophetic message is completely reliable because he had witnessed it in the coming of the messiah, his sufferings and his glory. And hence the prophecies about His second coming is also true. Peter compares ‘The Word’ to a light shining in the darkness. This reminds us of the verse
Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
This word should be our guiding light until the morning star, which is Jesus ,appears on his second coming. The prophecies in the bible were not an interpretation of details by the prophets, rather it is the inspired word of God and the prophets were guided by the Holy Spirit. So even if the Bible is written by Human authors it was really from God.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
Application:
1. Live a life in the light of the word - Spend more time on studying and meditating on the word.
2.Always pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit before doing the meditation so that I can interpret the word in the right way.
3. Help spread the word by sharing verses and explaining in applying situations and hence distribute the life giving bread - THE WORD.
Prayer:
Abba Father, You have never left us in darkness, you have provided a light - THE WORD - in this dark and evil word to guide us our every path. Further you have provided a counselor to explain the verses to us. Help us to submit ourselves to the Holy Spirit and interpret the word correctly. Bless me and my fellow believer to be guided by this light until you come back for us. Help us to share the word with many more and add more people to your kingdom.
In Jesus' name I pray
Amen.
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