2 Peter 3: 11-18 So What Kind Of People Should You Be?

Peter asks us, after his warnings that the Day of the Lord could come at any moment, “So what kind of people should you be?”  He then helps us to understand what God expects from us as we await Jesus’ return.

We are to continue to separate ourselves from the evil in this world, with an attitude of excitement and expectation, fixing our hope only on Him.

We should behave like foreigners.  “We are strangers and pilgrims headed for a better world … Christians should be different, not odd.  When you are different, you attract people; when you are odd, you repel them.”

We should enjoy living for God personally, and “we should avoid two extremes in ministry.  One is the attitude that we are locked into God’s sovereign plan in such a way that nothing we do will make any difference.  The other extreme is to think that God cannot get anything done unless we do it,” my commentary said.

We must also be diligent to win the lost and diligent to grow spiritually.  Here, Peter says, “Beloved … be mindful … Beloved … be not ignorant … Beloved … be diligent … Beloved … beware…”  That last one means constantly guarding yourself.  We do this by being in a constant state of development, it said – not growing spiritually in spurts.  We grow in grace and in knowledge of God and in a balanced way, keeping a balance between worship and service, between faith and works.”

Father, I feel like I’ve been growing spiritually in spurts lately, rather than continuously.  I need Your help to balance out grace and knowledge of You and to balance out worship and service, faith and works.  Please show me how, Father.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford