2 Peter Blog 2

“But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years...” 2 Peter 3:3a.
A man had an opportunity to ask God three questions. He walked up to God smiled and greeted Him. The Lord then nodded and greeted the man back. Next the man asked his first question, “God, how much money is a million dollars to You?” God smiled and replied, “A million dollars is like a penny.” “Wow,” said the man, “What, then, is a second to you?” “A second is like a thousand years.” God replied. The man was impressed, and for his final question, he asked “Can I have a penny?” God nodded, “Sure, just a second!”
So obviously the time proportion got changed a little to make the joke a little funnier...but I love that joke!
Okay, so my application for 2 Peter actually starts now.
“...you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour spoken through your apostles. First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts and saying, 'Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation!'” 2 Peter 3:2-4
When I was in 12th grade, I was working on my government final and I stumbled across an atheist website. I decided to read the proof that God did not exist based off of the Bible. One of their points was that God has broken His promise, and therefore He must not really exist. That promise is that He has not returned and many Christians have died...yet God has not returned...
Many of their other arguments were not even using full Bible verses. You can make the Bible say just about anything if you twist it out of context. So, of course because God is waiting to return, He must not exist.
Anyway, my application is this: Read the Bible (it helps to remember what you have read if you actually read it)...Remember what you have read whether it is from Moses, Isaiah, Amos, or Paul. Remember also what the Lord has spoken to you. Constantly remember what God says. At the same time, keep seeking the Lord, because God is always thinking and speaking. Finally, do not follow in those scoffings, indulgings and lustings. Do not act like this time thing is just going to keep on going as it has since the days of creation.
That is my prayer for myself right now.