“I will obey your principals. Please don’t give up on me!” Psalm 119:8
There is so much hope and love packed into this one verse.
“The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.” 2 Peter 3:9
God does NOT give up on us! We are the ones that give up on God.
Read that passage again. Do you feel the love bursting out of it and into your heart? If not keep reading it!
Brethren, there is hope for the lost; there is hope for us, all 7 billion of us. Hear Him when He says, “I am being patient for your sake.” Today, He is giving us the opportunity to come to know Jesus His Son, as our personal Lord and Savior. Today, He is giving us the opportunity to turn from our sins and turn to Him-God. Today He is giving us hope, time, and the chance to share Christ with someone. He is waiting, He desires us, and He is giving us time! Let’s not waste it!
Maybe you know someone today, who needs to know Jesus loves them, adores them, desires them, and is waiting for them to come to Him. Maybe it is a spouse, family member, child, friend, co-worker, boss, or someone on the street, or in the grocery store. Share with them this passage from 2 Peter.
Maybe you are here reading this today and you don’t know Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. Maybe you do but you have fallen into the trap of sin and feel like God has given up on you. Maybe today you are feeling hopeless, un-loved, broken, or ashamed. If so, sweet thing I pray you let 2 Peter fall all over you today. I pray you hear Jesus when He says. “I am waiting for you, I love you, I am being patient for your sake. I don’t want you to perish; I don’t want you to spend eternity in Hell. NO! I want you to spend eternity with Me.”
Brethren I wish nothing more than to be sitting with you. Reading this passage over you and being the hands and arms of Jesus as I hold your hand, hug you, and reassure you from His word, just how much He really does love and desire you. There is NOTHING you have or will do that will stop Him from loving you and waiting for you to come to Him. But since I am on this side of the screen know, that as you read this, I am with you in Spirit, praying for you, loving you, and hoping nothing but God’s best for you.
Prayer: Jesus be with every person that reads Your word today. Lavish Your love and hope all over them. Lord I ask today that You send someone in flesh to minister to the hearts of the lost and broken. Send me Lord! O Father how we praise You for being patient with us, giving us time to come to You so we don’t perish. Open our minds Lord to the reality of hell and open our hearts to the reality of Your love and the future that awaits those who call on You by name. Lord I pray that today the narrow gate will become a little more crammed as more people come to know You as their personal Lord and Savior. Jesus if this day be my last, may it be spent sharing Your name. Amen
