2 Peter 2: Rescue the Righteous

Rescue the Righteous

In reading through 2 Peter, verse 9 jumps out at me. It says "the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials." This stems from the understanding in verses 4-8 regarding saving angels, saving Noah before the flood and saving Lot from Sodom and Gomorrah. Knowing that God saved those that were righteous when they were among evil, then we also see that God will save us, if we too are righteous and amongst evil, God will save us. The rest of verses 9-10 tell us "and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority." That means if you are doing wrong and living wrong God will punish you. You cannot escape God even when you use various sins to escape. God knows all and sees all.

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Acts 20: What Lies in Paul's Words

What Lies in Paul's Words

There are many things Paul says in Acts 20:17-35, but I want to point out transparency, humility in trials and and serving like Christ. Being transparent is not something that many of us Christ followers allow ourselves to be these days. We live lives of seclusion and don't want anyone holding us accountable for how we can become stronger in our walks or stop letting ourselves sin. Paul was transparent. As a leader he needed to be transparent. He was an example of what it was to walk in the Holy Spirit and follow Christ. He tells the elders of the church in Ephesus that they know how he lived since he lived among them in Asia (Acts 20:18).

Paul also served. I know that sadly is not something common in this "gimme gimme" society we live in, but a leader of the church spreading the word of Christ was serving. He served with humility and with tears and trials for all the things that happened to him while spreading the word of Christ and avoiding capture from the Jews (Acts 20:19).

Lastly, in verse 35 he really breaks down the true essence of serving and quotes Jesus. He says that he has shown them that when you work hard you must also help the weak and remember what Jesus said that "It is more blessed to give than to receive." For anyone who is a believer and is not serving from their heart to honor God's will for our lives and show love and be loving to others, then you may have missed the point of being a Christ follower.

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