2 Peter 2
IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND
Looking around at the world we live in, the evil that gets us from every side, temptations, threats of unsafe places, terrorism, natural disasters and so on, we can wonder how we might ever live out a normal life.
Peter gives three examples to encourage us by using an “if … then” context.
He describes the times when angels sinned, when God brought the flood to destroy the ungodly people that had filled the world, and when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, saving Lot. This is Peter’s argument: If God could destroy wicked angels, wicked cities and nations, yet save Noah and Lot at the same time, “if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.” (2 Peter 2 v 9).
Most discussions I have heard on these verses revolve around who and what these examples are all about. But what is really important is the message Peter is trying to get across to us. Even though the world seems out of control, even though we may face natural disasters, persecution, or temptations of any sort, God can deliver us out of them.
Noah and his family were eight people out of millions. God knew how to save them. Lot and his daughters were three out of thousands. He knows who and where we are. Don’t give up. He knows how to rescue the godly and how to punish the unrighteous. He will keep us in the hollow of his hand.
May we put our hope in the LORD this week.
With love in our Lord
Robert
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