I was reading 2 Peter, Chapter 3 about the coming of the Day of the Lord. Peter writes “Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, ‘What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.’” [Vs 3-4 NLT]
God gave a promise that the Lord would return. The prophets of old spoke that promise. Jesus foretold the promise of His return. The angels on the mount when Jesus ascended into heaven reiterated that promise. The Lord WILL come again.
If the people in Peter’s day were wondering why it was taking so long to realize the promise, how much more are we wondering the same 2000 years later? Our world is filled today with scoffers who follow their own evil desires, who say nothing ever changes.
Peter goes on and reminds us that the scoffers who mock the coming of the Lord are deliberately forgetting things. They deliberately forget that God can (and has) changed things in an instant through the Word of God.
They also forget that God has a purpose in His timing. “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.” [vs 9 NLT]
Be prepared – change IS coming – it can happen in an instant!