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2 Peter 3:3-4
In all that we learn from the Apostle Peter in 2 Peter 3:1-2 in studying and applying God’s Word in our lives, Peter follows this in verses 3-4 with the excuses that we all hear and everyone who has put their faith in Jesus has heard since He ascended into heaven (Mark 16:19; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-11). Peter tells that “scoffers will come in the last days” (2 Peter 3:3, NKJV) and they will live according to their own “lusts” questioning the promised return of Christ Jesus (2 Peter 3:4). Those “scoffers” will claim all is well as life continues without care of need for Christ and the salvation that He provides.
This is a promise that “scoffers,” who do not believe in God and salvation in Jesus, will come in the last days.
The “last days” have arrived. We have been living in them since the ascension of Jesus into heaven. Scoffers are abundant in society today and strive to put down the Bible and salvation in Christ Jesus. This is a great example of why God provided His Word for us as He is all-knowing and inspired the Apostle Peter to write these things so that we will be aware of them, as we have learned from 2 Peter 3:1-2. We should not be surprised at these things coming true as God prepares us through His Word. But we should put on the whole armor of God, as the Apostle Paul teaches us in Ephesians 6, and prepare for battle against the wiles of the devil. This is why the lesson in 2 Peter 3:1-2 is so important, without being prepared for battle, we are sure to lose. God’s Word prepares us for the everyday battles that we face against Satan in his attempt to pull us away from Jesus and claim self-victory in himself. But Satan is the father of lies and all that is in him is a lie and only leads to destruction, as Jesus spoke to the Pharisees in John 8:44. Jesus is our salvation in these “last days” but only if we put our faith in Him.
Dear LORD,
It is no hard task to find scoffers in society today that do not believe in You and salvation in Your one and only Son Jesus. But their scoffing does not change the way, the truth, and the life that is only found in our Savior Jesus as through faith in Him is the only way to eternity in heaven with You. Praise to Jesus for what He has done for us! Praise God for being the God of love to send us a Savior in Your one and only Son to save the world from sin! In Jesus name I pray, amen.