Lesson 4996

 (Lesson 4996) (10-05-25) 2nd Peter 1:10-21 

   “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 

 

   Today’s quote compels us to confirm our calling and election by living faithfully, doing so ensures entrance into Christ’s eternal kingdom. Peter reminds us that his teaching is based on firsthand experience, not myths, recalling Christ’s transfiguration where God’s voice declared Jesus His beloved Son. He stresses the reliability of prophecy, explaining that no meaningful prophecy comes from an act of humanity, but rather through men moved by the Holy Spirit of God. In simple terms: stay faithful, trust the truth of God’s Word, and remember that Scripture came directly from God, not human invention. ~