A Day to the Lord, part 2

Why do you think the world is hell-bent on believing this earth is millions, if not billions, of years old? It’s so they can disqualify the prophesies of the Bible - and they use time as their measure. But the Apostle Peter counters that in verse 8. “But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day” 2 Peter 3:8. Peter is basically saying that if you are going to use time as your measure, then consider the fact that God says a thousand years to us is like one day to the Lord. 

So, it has not been centuries since those prophecies were made but rather just a few days ago according to God’s standard. By God’s measure, this earth is only six days, or six thousand years old. God created the earth in six days and on the seventh day He rested.

Many people believe that once we enter into the seventh millennia of this earth’s existence it will be the day Christ sets up his 1000-year reign on earth. It will be a time of rest from all the strife we see today, as Isaiah the prophet puts it, in chapter 11 of his book, “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea” Isaiah 11:6-9. Don’t you long for that day, especially in light of what we are seeing in our world today?! 

I don’t know if any of you watched the RNC or the DNC presidential campaigns over the last couple of election cycles, but both of them had their controversies and divisions. Two cycles ago, there was fear that a full-blown riot was going to break out at both of the conventions. There was a flag burning and a highlighting of all things immoral. It was very interesting to listen to the news pundits as both sides of the isle thought the other side’s convention was just terrible; while those in favor of their own party thought they were amazingly effective.   

Last week, as I was reading from Psalm 145, I came upon this verse – and it seemed very fitting. Psalm 145:13 “Your Kingdom is a Kingdom eternal; you never get voted out of office” The Message. Isn’t that a refreshing thought?! No more presidential campaigns. God’s Kingdom is eternal and it never seeks out another leader because its current leader will never die or go wayward.
 

2 Peter 2:17-19 “There’s nothing to these people — they’re dried-up fountains, storm-scattered clouds, headed for a black hole in hell. They are loudmouths, full of hot air, but still they’re dangerous. Men and women who have recently escaped from a deviant life are most susceptible to their brand of seduction. They promise these newcomers freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, for if they’re addicted to corruption — and they are — they’re enslaved.”  Today, we find ourselves in the day of mockers, with politicians full of hot air who promise us freedom, while actually becoming slaves of their corruption. Look with me at the way 2 Timothy 3:2-4 puts it, “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God….”
 

Isn’t it amazing at how much foresight the Scriptures have? It’s almost like God knew the end from the beginning. We are in this day. Just think of the two major candidates hoping to run our country. From my perspective (yes I know, I am treading on ground some to many are not comfortable with me saying this), both seem to be in love with themselves. They are obviously lovers of money, boastful, proud, unholy, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.

Continued tomorrow