HE’S NOT SLACK ABOUT HIS PROMISE

(God’s Patience Isn’t a Delay; it’s an Invitation)
Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
Tuesday, August 5th 2025

TO THE BIBLE
2 Peter 3:9
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”

LET’S TALK
“Bro, people have been saying Jesus is coming soon for ages. If He was really coming, wouldn’t He have come already?” Maybe this was someone’s response when you tried to talk to them about the Rapture and get them prepared for it; they mocked and doubted just like they did in Bible times. 2 Peter 3:3 (TLB) says, “…in the last days there will come scoffers who will do every wrong they can think of and laugh at the truth.” Some would even say, “I’ve been hearing about Jesus coming back since I was a child; if He was ever coming back, He would have come by now!”

But here’s what they don’t get: God doesn’t measure time the way we do. 2 Peter 3:8 NLT explains, “But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.” When God communicates a message to you in a certain way and then repeats it in reverse, He’s emphasizing that these are not exaggerations or generic statements. What He’s indicating is that, in prophetic language, a day can represent a thousand years, and a thousand years can be like one day. What seems like a delay to us is actually part of God’s perfect plan.

So why hasn’t Jesus returned? It’s not because God forgot His promise. It’s because He’s patient. He’s giving people more time to turn to Him. 2 Peter 3:15 NLT says we should “… remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved.” Every extra day is another chance for someone to find Jesus. So instead of doubting, let this truth fuel your faith. God’s patience is love in action Use this time wisely—share the Gospel, grow in your walk with Christ, and be ready! Because when the time comes, He will return, just like He promised.

GO DEEPER
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Hebrews 10:37
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

PRAY
Dear Father, thank You for your patience in giving people all over the world the opportunity to come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved. May the message of the Gospel have free course like never before in all the world. And may salvation spread unhindered into every corner of the earth until the full number of those who should believe comes into the Kingdom, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Romans 8:1-17, Psalms 68-69

TWO YEAR
Ephesians 6:1-9, Isaiah 56

ACT
Don’t waste the time you have. Grow your faith and boldly share the gospel with many.

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