The
Lord does not delay and be tardy or slow
About
what He promises,
According
to some people's conception of slowness,
But
He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you,
NOT DESIRING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH,
But
that ALL should turn to REPENTANCE. (2 Peter 9, AMP)
God
Almighty has given mankind 6,000 years of Time.
He has
sent His One and only Son to purchase the Forgiveness of Sin,
So
that ANYONE who REPENTS of their Sin, has their Sin washed away.
He has
given mankind His Word; His Instruction Manual.
He has
given everyone a God given conscience
So
that they know right from wrong.
He has
sent His Spirit to ALL who will receive Him,
To
enable them to OVERCOME this Wicked World and Satan who rules it,
By the
Power of Christ living in and through them.
There
is nothing more that God could do to ensure
THAT
NONE SHOULD PERISH.
He has
done everything in His Power, except violate the Free Will of man.
Every
man and every woman MUST CHOOSE.
Will
it be Christ Jesus; the only Way, the only Truth and the only LIFE
Or
will it be the DECEPTION of Satan.
Satan
the ENEMY of all mankind. Listen to the apostle Peter:
Be
well-balanced—temperate. Sober-minded;
Be
vigilant and cautious at all times,
For
that Enemy of yours, the Devil, roams around like a lion
Roaring
[in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and DEVOUR.
Withstand
him; be firm in Faith [against his onset],--
Rooted,
established, strong, immovable and determined--
Knowing
that the same (identical) sufferings
Are
appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians)
Throughout
the world.
And
after you have suffered a little while, the God of ALL GRACE--
Who
imparts ALL BLESSING AND FAVOR--
Who
has called you to His [own] Eternal Glory in Christ Jesus,
Will
Himself complete and make you what you ought to be,
Establish
and Ground you securely, and strengthen (and settle) you.
To
Him be the Dominion—Power, Authority, rule—
FOREVER
and EVER. Amen—so be it. (1 Peter 5:8-11, AMP)
The
apostle Peter goes on to say:
For
His Divine power has bestowed upon us ALL THINGS
That
[are requisite and suited] to LIFE and Godliness,
Through
the (full, personal) knowledge of Him
Who
called us by and to His own Glory and Excellence (virtue).
By
means of these He has bestowed on us
His
Precious and exceedingly Great Promises,
So
that through them you may ESCAPE (by flight)
From
the Moral Decay (rottenness and corruption)
That
is in the World because of Covetousness (lust and greed),
And
become sharers (partakers) of the Divine Nature.
For
this very reason, adding your diligence [to the Divine Promises],
Employ
every effort in exercising your Faith
To
develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy);
And
in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence),
And
in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control;
And
in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness
(Patience,
endurance),
And
in [exercising steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety),
And
in [exercising] godliness [develop] brotherly affection,
And
in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love.
For
as these qualities are yours and increasingly abound in you,
They
will keep [you] from being idle or unfruitful
Unto
the (full personal) knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ,
The
Messiah, the Anointed One.
For
whoever lacks these qualities is BLIND, [spiritually] short sighted,
Seeing
only what is near to him;
And
has become oblivious [of the fact]
That
he was cleansed from his old Sins.
Because
of this, brethren, be all the more solicitous and eager
TO
MAKE SURE (to ratify, to strengthen, to make steadfast)
YOUR
CALLING AND ELECTION;
For
if you do this YOU WILL NEVER STUMBLE OR FALL.
(2
Peter 1:3-10, AMP)
The
apostle Perter has described the WAY of Christ Jesus,
THAT
NONE SHOULD PERISH!
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
world in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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