“The Lord weighs motives of the heart” This is urgent, the time is drawing near
The time is drawing near and Jesus will return soon! This is an urgent message from the Lord as He alone guides my heart to write this! Seek the Lord regarding your own heart, test your self to see if you are in the faith, so you can stand firm until the very end. Jesus will come soon! God’s timing is different than ours, for only He knows the day and time and I only am being told that it is soon. “SOON” to the Lord is not the same as we call soon; It could be longer time-wise, but also, it could be quicker time-wise. This is urgent, please folks, listen to God! Check your heart with God in the name of Jesus, for He only knows the depths of our hearts, seek Him so your heart will be aligned with His. Proverbs 16:1-9, 11, 16-33 To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue. All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. The Lord works out everything for his own ends–even the wicked for a day of disaster. The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished. Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil. When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him. Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making. How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!
The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction. Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on. A scoundrel plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good. He who winks with his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil. Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life. Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
“Warning!” Stay away from astrology, which is worship of the sun, moon,&stars Isaiah 47:12-15
Horoscopes, fortune tellers, fortune cookies, magic spells, sorceries of all kinds will bring you down into death. Do not be partakers of them for they are a false god. You cannot serve both the false gods and the True Living God. This is not a harmless gesture, it is of the devil and will get you away from God. Urgent warning from the Lord, please take heart the seriousness of these wicked gods in Isaiah 47:12-15 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells and with your many sorceries, which you have labored since childhood. Perhaps you will succeed, perhaps you will cause terror. All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you. Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. Here are no coals to warm anyone; here is no fire to sit by. That is all they can do for you–these you have labored with and trafficked with since childhood. Each of them goes on in his error; there is not one that can save you. These words are true and it is a very dangerous trick of the devil to read them or go and listen to what they have to say. Those who claim to reach the dead, use witch craft, sorcery, magic, use the stars to predict the future are worshiping false gods and if you read or listen to anyone else, then you are a partaker in their wickedness and listening to teachings of the devil.
Those of you who read this for fun, please listen to God as He detests these wicked worshiping of false gods. Horoscopes and Astrology are worshiping the sun, moon, and stars. The Lord loves you and wants you to return to Him and get rid of any and all wicked things. Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Philippians 1:9-11 and 2:14-15 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ– to the glory and praise of God. Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.
“The will of God the Father who is in heaven” Only those who do God’s will inherit the kingdom
“The will of God the Father who is in heaven” Only those who do God’s will inherit the kingdom
Take heart these truths in God’s Word in Matthew 7:21-23 “NOT EVERYONE WHO SAYS TO ME, ‘LORD, LORD,’ WILL ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, BUT ONLY HE WHO DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN. MANY WILL SAY TO ME ON THAT DAY, ‘LORD, LORD, DID WE NOT PROPHESY IN YOUR NAME, AND IN YOUR NAME DRIVE OUT DEMONS AND PERFORM MANY MIRACLES?’ THEN I WILL TELL THEM PLAINLY, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU. AWAY FROM ME, YOU EVILDOERS!’ These words from Jesus are very true and he says very clearly that only those who do the will of his Father who is in heaven will only be able to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Does this mean that the gifts of prophecy, miracles, and driving out demons is not the will of God for today’s times? Certainly Not! These gifts are still a part of the New Testament Church from the Holy Spirit of God who comes in the Name of Jesus to give according to His Will. 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.
This is a matter of the heart with regard to these gifts and without love, these are only used by evil demons to do the will of the evil one, Satan. Those who are without love are the ones who are possessed by evil demons with these powers and thus do not do the will of the Father who is in heaven. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 IF I SPEAK IN THE TONGUES OF MEN AND OF ANGELS, BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, I AM ONLY A SOUNDING GONG OR A CLANGING CYMBAL. IF I HAVE THE GIFT OF PROPHECY AND CAN FATHOM ALL MYSTERIES AND ALL KNOWLEDGE, AND IF I HAVE A FAITH THAT CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS, BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, I AM NOTHING. IF I GIVE ALL I POSSESS TO THE POOR AND SURRENDER MY BODY TO THE FLAMES, BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, I GAIN NOTHING. LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND. IT DOES NOT ENVY, IT DOES NOT BOAST, IT IS NOT PROUD. IT IS NOT RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS. LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH. IT ALWAYS PROTECTS, ALWAYS TRUSTS, ALWAYS HOPES, ALWAYS PERSEVERES. LOVE NEVER FAILS. BUT WHERE THERE ARE PROPHECIES, THEY WILL CEASE; WHERE THERE ARE TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED; WHERE THERE IS KNOWLEDGE, IT WILL PASS AWAY. FOR WE KNOW IN PART, AND WE PROPHESY IN PART, BUT WHEN PERFECTION COMES, THE IMPERFECT DISAPPEARS. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I REASONED LIKE A CHILD. WHEN I BECAME A MAN, I PUT CHILDISH WAYS BEHIND ME. NOW WE SEE BUT A POOR REFLECTION AS IN A MIRROR; THEN WE SHALL SEE FACE TO FACE. NOW I KNOW IN PART; THEN SHALL I KNOW FULLY, EVEN AS I AM FULLY KNOWN. AND NOW THESE THREE REMAIN: FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE.
The love in the hearts of those who are the children of God will shine directly to others out of love for the Father who is in heaven, they will do His Will because their hearts will desire what God desires and this is directly from the Holy Spirit of God that indwells in the believers. Those who have the Father’s love in their hearts will not do His Will out of selfish ambition, but simply out of love to share. Take heart these words from Jesus in Matthew 25:31-40 “WHEN THE SON OF MAN COMES IN HIS GLORY, AND ALL THE ANGELS WITH HIM, HE WILL SIT ON HIS THRONE IN HEAVENLY GLORY. ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE GATHERED BEFORE HIM, AND HE WILL SEPARATE THE PEOPLE ONE FROM ANOTHER AS A SHEPHERD SEPARATES THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS. HE WILL PUT THE SHEEP ON HIS RIGHT AND THE GOATS ON HIS LEFT. THEN THE KING WILL SAY TO THOSE ON HIS RIGHT, “COME, YOU WHO ARE BLESSED BY MY FATHER; TAKE YOUR INHERITANCE, THE KINGDOM PREPARED FOR YOU SINCE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT, I WAS THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK, I WAS A STRANGER AND YOU INVITED ME IN, I NEEDED CLOTHES AND YOU CLOTHED ME, I WAS SICK AND YOU LOOKED AFTER ME, I WAS IN PRISON AND YOU CAME TO VISIT ME.” THEN THE RIGHTEOUS WILL ANSWER HIM, ‘LORD, WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY AND FEED YOU, OR THIRSTY AND GIVE YOU DRINK? WHEN DID WE SEE YOU A STRANGER AND INVITE YOU IN, OR IN NEED OF CLOTHES AND CLOTHE YOU? WHEN DID WE SEE YOU SICK OR IN PRISON AND GO TO VISIT YOU?’ “THE KING WILL REPLY, ‘I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WHATEVER YOU DID FOR ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE BROTHERS OF MINE, YOU DID FOR ME.’
“Our Gathering Together” DON’T LISTEN TO MEN, LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report, or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel , that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us, and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
“The Lord and I spending time together” This is truly priceless and full of joy!
As I am sitting here writing what God has me write regarding the second book He has called me to write for His glory using His Word, suddenly my heart was filled with joy, as this time is so precious and no amount of money could ever bring this kind of fulfillment or joy into my life as God is continuing to give me. I am not saying this to receive any kind of recognition, but to give God the glory. At a very young age God has given me a special talent for writing and with joy together when doing so. But, since being a child of God, my talent has increased I have received true joy in this talent to use for His glory. His Word to read and take heart the treasures are so amazing and I am in Awe of God! This special calling that He has given me to use my gifts from the Holy Spirit and talent together are so precious. He is teaching my heart and this is the best way for me to spend my time. The Lord just put these verses in my heart and mind to take in for a heart treasure for me first, then others who read this to know in their hearts as well in Luke 10: 38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha, ” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things. But only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
“Hello All People; How Are You?”
Hi I just want to say hello and let you know how much you are loved by God. Each and every one of you no matter what you have done in life whether good or bad, God loves you so much and I also love you as well. Even though I don’t know you personally, I do love you also. You may ask how and why God loves you. This is how and why God loves you according to the Bible in John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. This is a personal choice and I pray precious person, that if you don’t believe Jesus is the Son of God and Lord and Savior of your life, that your heart will be ripe to receive Him deeply rooted, so the devil cannot take away what is planted. This is what God wants for all to believe and be saved by the only Name that can save man and when I say man, I mean people. Jesus came to this earth born of the virgin Mary, and was fully human and fully God. He was tempted in every way that we are, but He never sinned. When it was His time He chose the twelve disciples, but those whom He already knew their hearts were ripe to receive the Truth revealed by God and know who He is and believe in Him. Jesus taught the disciples, and others, forgave sins by healing their illnesses, and went to the Jews first, God’s chosen people, whom most would reject. Only a remnant of the Jews through blood will be saved, then others He went to the rest of the world as He is the Savior for the world, for those who believe in His Name. It was foretold in the Old Testament Torah that the Messiah would be born of a virgin and die on a cross for the sinners of the world. God has made a promise to Abraham and the seed of him are as many as the stars, but only a remnant of the Jews by blood will be saved, and the rest of the world, and many nations who believe in Jesus with all their heart are adopted children and grafted in the branch of the Jews. We are adopted into the bloodline of the remnant of the Jews who are saved. In the Old Testament Torah they knew of the Messiah Jesus and those who are saved before Jesus came as a perfect atonement for sacrifice are saved by faith in God and Believe in His Word in their hearts. Jesus died on the cross and on the 3rd day, God did raise Him from the dead with many witnesses who saw Him and ate with Him, there were also witnesses who saw Him go up into the clouds and disappear after 40 days from being risen to be with God and sit at His right hand. Again, I say, Hello all people. How are you? What ever you are searching for fulfill your emptiness, God is the answer and how you can get to God is through believing in the one and only Son Jesus as your Lord and Savior. If the Holy Spirit of God is drawing your heart to see Jesus and know who He is and you are saying, “Yes” to Jesus, then I pray that you find a true believing church and become baptized in full immersion water in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit of God to be saved.
Jesus said these words to His disciples before going up to heaven in Mark 16:15-16 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Here are the verses regarding how the remnant of the Jewish people will be saved and how they receive adopted sons and daughters into their family from many nations, grafted into the Kingdom of God, which is foretold of Jesus. Hosea 2:23 ” I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I love to the one I called, “Not my loved one. I will say to those called, ‘Not my people, You are My people’ ; and they will say, ‘You are my God.’ ” In the New Testament it speaks clearly about this also in Romans 9:6-8, 24-29 It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” In other words, it is not the natural children who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring. even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? As he says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people; and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,” and ‘It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called sons of the living God.’ ” Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved. For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.” It is just as Isaiah said previously: “Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.”
Galatians 3:26-29 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew, nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you all are one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Jeremiah 33:14-15 “The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. Romans 11:11-21 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring! I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole branch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others an now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
“Warning of the coming destruction” The Lord’s Mercy and Grace is seeking hearts
This warning comes from the Bible as the prophets wrote according to the Holy Spirit of God and the Lord is STRONGLY SPEAKING TO MY HEART to share these verses with you who are partakers in idol worship, whether in vain living for selfishness, or graven images to bow down to. The Lord will come soon and those who are unprepared will be overtaken by destruction. Those who will be left are the ones who are the elect, chosen children of God. Proverbs 10:30 THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL NEVER BE REMOVED: BUT THE WICKED SHALL NOT INHABIT THE EARTH. Zephaniah 1:2-18 I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. “I will sweep away both men and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. The wicked will have only heaps of rubble when I cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the pagan and the idolatrous priests–those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molech, those who turn back from following the Lord and neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him.
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited. On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the princes and the kings sons and all those clad in foreign clothes. On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit. “On that day,” declares the Lord, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the New Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills. Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be ruined. At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing, either good or bad.’ Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished. They will build houses but not live in them; they will plant vineyards but not drink the wine. “The great day of the Lord is near–near and coming quickly. LISTEN! THE CRY ON THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL BE BITTER, THE SHOUTING OF THE WARRIOR THERE. THAT DAY WILL BE A DAY OF WRATH, A DAY OF DISTRESS AND ANGUISH, A DAY OF TROUBLE AND RUIN, A DAY OF DARKNESS AND GLOOM, A DAY OF CLOUDS AND BLACKNESS, A DAY OF TRUMPET BATTLE CRY AGAINST FORTIFIED CITIES AND AGAINST THE CORNER TOWERS.
I WILL BRING DISTRESS ON THE PEOPLE AND THEY WILL WALK LIKE BLIND MEN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE SINNED AGAINST THE LORD. THEIR BLOOD WILL BE POURED OUT LIKE DUST AND THEIR ENTRAILS LIKE FILTH. NEITHER THEIR SILVER NOR THEIR GOLD WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE THEM ON THE DAY OF THE LORD’S WRATH. IN THE FIRE OF HIS JEALOUSY THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE CONSUMED, FOR HE WILL MAKE A SUDDEN END OF ALL WHO LIVE IN THE EARTH.” EZEKIEL 18:32 “FOR I TAKE NO PLEASURE IN THE DEATH OF ANYONE,” DECLARES THE SOVEREIGN LORD. REPENT AND LIVE!”
“URGENT MESSAGE FROM GOD: SEEK HIS WISDOM ALONE&REJECT HUMAN OPINIONS”
The Lord is speaking to my heart with urgency regarding these Bible scriptures in Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. DO NOT BE WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES; FEAR THE LORD AND SHUN EVIL. This is very urgent as the time is drawing near to the Return of Jesus and God only knows when He will return. As we study God’s Word, let us remember to seek God’s Wisdom and understanding of what He teaches our hearts. If we make our own opinion/interpretation, or listen to others opinions, then we will only be guided with lies from the devil. God’s Wisdom cannot compare to any human wisdom. Let us not be like the the mockers who claim it is taking too long for Jesus to return and therefore live selfishly. Those who are in Christ are a new creation, the former has died so that we may live. Do you fear God? Those who are in Christ Jesus need to fear the Lord which means reverence for who He is and knowing that He is All Powerful and With Loving Him as the Sovereign God. The Bible teaches us that we don’t need to fear man, or those who kill the body, but instead, we ought to fear the One who made us and if we reject Him will in the end put those who are against Him in the fiery furnace for all eternity. Please pray in the Name of Jesus to take heart deeply these Truths in the Word of God in Job 28:28 and Proverbs 2:1-10 And he said to man, ‘The fear of the Lord–that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’ My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair–every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
THIS IS URGENT IN THE LORD AS THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS AND WE NEED TO LIVE FOR OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, NOT OURSELVES. 2 PETER 3:1-4, 9-18 DEAR FRIENDS, THIS IS NOW MY SECOND LETTER TO YOU, I HAVE WRITTEN BOTH OF THEM AS REMINDERS TO STIMULATE YOU TO WHOLESOME THINKING. I WANT YOU TO RECALL THE WORDS SPOKEN IN THE PAST BY THE HOLY PROPHETS AND THE COMMAND GIVEN BY OUR LORD AND SAVIOR THROUGH YOUR APOSTLES. FIRST OF ALL, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE LAST DAYS SCOFFERS WILL COME, SCOFFING AND FOLLOWING THEIR OWN EVIL DESIRES. THEY WILL SAY, “WHERE IS THIS ‘COMING’ HE PROMISED? EVER SINCE OUR FATHERS DIED, EVERYTHING GOES ON AS IT HAS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF CREATION.” THE LORD IS NOT SLOW IN KEEPING HIS PROMISE, AS SOME UNDERSTAND SLOWNESS. HE IS PATIENT WITH YOU, NOT WANTING ANYONE TO PERISH, BUT EVERYONE TO COME TO REPENTANCE. BUT THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME LIKE A THIEF. THE HEAVENS WILL DISAPPEAR WITH A A ROAR; THE ELEMENTS WILL BE DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND THE EARTH AND EVERYTHING IN IT WILL BE LAID BARE.
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless, and at peace with him. BEAR IN MIND THAT OUR LORD’S PATIENCE MEANS SALVATION, JUST AS OUR DEAR BROTHER PAUL ALSO WROTE WITH YOU THE WISDOM THAT GOD GAVE HIM. HE WRITES THE SAME WAY IN ALL HIS LETTERS, SPEAKING IN THEM OF THESE MATTERS. HIS LETTERS CONTAIN SOME THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND, WHICH IGNORANT AND UNSTABLE PEOPLE DISTORT, AS THEY DO THE OTHER SCRIPTURES, TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION. THEREFORE, DEAR FRIENDS, SINCE YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS, BE ON YOUR GUARD SO THAT YOU MAY NOT BE CARRIED AWAY BY THE ERROR OF LAWLESS MEN AND FALL FROM YOUR SECURE POSITION. BUT GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. TO HIM BE GLORY BOTH NOW AND FOREVER! AMEN.
Cast The First Stone 