Daily Bible Verse 15 December 2021, Wednesday – 2 Peter 3:9

DAILY BIBLE VERSE FOR 15 DECEMBER 2021, WEDNESDAY

BIBLE VERSE: The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward ^{[aus, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9, NKJV}

Here in this verse, Peter insists that we cannot apply human demands about time to the promises of God. He is not slow in keeping His promise. God is the one who made the schedule: He cannot be “late.” Instead, God keeps every promise at the perfect time for His glory and for the good of those He loves.

In this case, Christians should view the delay in Christ’s return as evidence of God’s patience, not of His tardiness. In His love-driven patience, God is willing to give more time for more people to come to repentance. This is God’s plan to allow more people opportunity to place their trust in Christ in order to enter into eternal relationship with Him.

Other versions…

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. – NIV

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. – NLT

He isn’t really being slow about his promised return, even though it sometimes seems that way. But he is waiting, for the good reason that he is not willing that any should perish, and he is giving more time for sinners to repent. TLB Living Bible

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