2 Peter 3:5-7 THE WORD WHICH CREATED, WILL ALSO DESTROY, THE WORLD

Passage:

2 Peter 3:5-7New International Version (NIV)

5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 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.

Truths:

1. Scoffers forget that Heaven was created by God's word and earth was formed out of water.

2.  The same water was used to destroy the world at Noah's time when the world was full of sinners.

3. By the same word, the current heavens and earth are reserved for fire - judgment & destruction of ungodly.

Application:

In the last days we will come across many scoffers who will mock the promise of the second coming of the Lord. They have chosen to forget that the earth was created by God’s word. The earth was created out of water. God used the same water to destroy the evil world at the time of Noah and the current world is in the direction towards the judgment day when the ungodly will be destroyed.

                I need to be alert not to fall into the tactics of these scoffers and remind myself of the promises of the Lord. God is a faithful God and will not go against his promises. He promised his second coming and this will happen. We do not need to worry of the time as God has his own perfect time. But while we wait our motive must be stand strong on these promises and also to spread this to many others who have lost hope.

 

Prayer:

Abba Father, Thank you for the Hope that you have provided us about your return. We, believers have a stronghold event to look forward to with faith. In this hopeless world, where people are running around to fulfill their evil desires, Let us be able to stand out and have complete confidence in your promise. Let us also be able to pass this good news to many others.