MAY 8, 2015
All Aboard
The
Lord is . . . longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish. —2 Peter 3:9
Read:
2
Peter 3:1-13
One day when I dropped
my husband off at our local train station, I watched as the conductor scanned
the area for stragglers. A woman with wet hair bounded from the parking lot and
up into the train. Then, a man in a dark suit strode to the platform and
climbed aboard. The conductor waited patiently while several more late-comers
sprinted to the tracks and boarded at the last moment.
Just as the conductor
was patient with people boarding the train, God patiently waits for people to
come to know Him. However, someday Jesus will return and “the heavens will pass
away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat”
(2 Peter 3:10). When this happens, or when our physical bodies die, it
will be too late to establish a relationship with God.
“The Lord is . . .
longsuffering toward us,” Peter says, “not willing that any should perish but
that all should come to repentance” (v.9). If you have delayed deciding to
follow Christ, there is good news—you can still commit yourself to Him. “If you
declare with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Rom. 10:9 niv). He is calling. Will you run in His
direction?
Softly and tenderly
Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
See, on the portals He’s waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me. —Thompson
Now is the time to
choose the Lord.
INSIGHT:
Peter wrote to a persecuted and suffering group of Christians, which is why he
highlighted the faithfulness of God. Peter wanted them to remember that the
Lord would fulfill the promise of His second coming (v. 13).
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012