(An Exhortation From God’s Word)
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Saturday, August 3rd 2024
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
TO THE BIBLE:
2 Peter 3:17 GNB
“But you, my friends, already know this. Be on your guard, then, so that you will not be led away by the errors of lawless people and fall from your safe position.”
LET’S TALK
Let’s look at an exhortation and warning the Holy Spirit gives through the Apostle Peter in today’s opening verse. The New International Version (NIV) of the verse says, “Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position.” Basically, Apostle Peter is saying to watch out so you don’t get misled by “the error of lawless men….”
The Living Bible puts it like this: “I am warning you ahead of time, dear brothers, so that you can watch out and not be carried away by the mistakes of these wicked men, lest you yourselves become mixed up too.” Here, it’s called the mistakes of the wicked: their miscalculations because of their ignorance.
Hebrews 3:12 also warns, “Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.” The original Greek word for unbelief, “Apistia,” means disbelief, or arising from disobedience. Verse 13 adds, “…Exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”
How do we exhort one another daily? It’s with the Word. The Word is the only material to help us grow and be shielded from the error of the lawless and the miscalculations of the wicked. With the Word, you can diligently guard your heart against unbelief and anything that tries to change or destroy the excellence that God already programmed in you.
Study and meditate on the Scriptures until your whole spirit, soul and body are programmed to only think God’s thoughts and influenced only by His ideas and opinions. Hallelujah!
GO DEEPER
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
PRAY
Dear Father, I delight in your Word and yield to it for exhortation, doctrine and counsel. In your Word, I’ve found life, peace, righteousness and everlasting joy. As I live in your Word, your glory is revealed in my life; I’m constantly transfigured from glory to glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Romans 7:7-25, Psalms 64-67
TWO YEAR
Luke 12:49-59, Judges 9
ACT
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Hello Beloved.
Have a blessed today!
