Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Clouds that were Carried with a Tempest (2 Peter 2:17b)


SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 04/23/2004

My Worship Time                                               Focus: Clouds that were Carried with a Tempest

Bible Reading & Meditation                                                 Reference:  2 Peter 2:17b

            Message of the verses:  “clouds that are carried with a tempest;”

            Since this is a very short sub-point I will quote what Dr. Wiersbe has to say about this portion of this verse.

            “The picture is that of clouds of fog or mist being driven by a squall over a lake or sea.  Clouds ought to announce the possibility of rain, but these clouds only announce that a windstorm is coming.  Jude’s description is, ‘Clouds they are without water, carried about of winds’ (Jude 12).  Again, there is noise, motion, and something to watch, but nothing profitable happens.  The farmer sees the clouds and prays they will empty rain on his parched fields.  The false teachers have nothing to give; they are empty.”

            It is a terrible thing to have a false hope when you think that your hope is real.  The false teachers of Peter’s day and of our day will receive a harsh penalty from the Lord for leading people from the real truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  It was planned in eternity past that God would send His Son to planet earth to become a man the God/Man, and that He would live on planet earth for 33 years in a human body.  His ministry began around the age of 30 years old, and lasted for around 3 years as He told the children of Israel that He was their Messiah and that they should believe in Him.  They did not believe in Him, they rejected Him and thus crucified Him as He hung on the cross to pay for the sins of the world, to offer a free gift to those who would accept it.  Many people still turn their backs on our Lord and yet are willing to listen to false teachers who teach the lies, and they believe them.  Don’t believe the lies of false teachers, believe that the Lord came to save you, confess that you are a sinner, put your trust in Jesus alone Christ for salvation and you will be saved.

9/20/2017 10:38 AM

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