05-24-15 Uneeque Decision

Scripture:   2 Peter 3:8-13

              But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
             10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
              11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

Vs 8-9 – Good News – the Lord is PATIENT with you. You have all the time in the world – 1000 years are only like a day to the Lord. Take your time – sin now – live your life, you are young, go ahead and wait till you are older to make a decision for Jesus, once you have had you fun. Isn’t that great, you can wait till near the end of your life to become a Christian. Like the workers in the vineyard – (Tell parable) or even better the thief on the cross. SO live the way you want – don’t worry about serving God now, you can do that when you get to heaven.

By the way, a day is also like 1000 years. Vs 10 Do you know that thieves case your house and your movements before they come to rob you – they look at your fb page to see when you say 2 more days till our weeks’ vacation in the Bahamas. If you knew you were going to be robbed, you would not post that on fb or forget to set your light timers in the house. Jesus Christ will come back like a thief in the night – when you least expect him.  The bible tells us to be ready – like the 5 out of 10 unmarried women who were looking for a husband (tell story of 10 virgins)

Vs 11-13 – serving Christ is not something awful to avoid, rather a joy to experience throughout your entire life.  Most people who accept Christ late in life have one regret – not doing it earlier. The best time to make a decision for Christ is at what age? 15 of course – because that is when I did. NO the best time, according to the bible is when? NOW!   2 Corinthians 6:2  I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.

          2 Peter 3:8 “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. “
DO NOT FORGET THIS ONE THING. We humans forget more than one thing. We forget many things. But Peter is saying, “Don’t forget the Lord and don’t forget that the Lord’s view of time is different than ours. He is not limited by time as we are. Don’t forget that God is faithful. He will do what He says He will do.”

We human beings are forgetful about many things. We do forget God at times. We do forget what His Word says. We do forget what we heard in church last Sunday.

ILLUSTRATION:    Did you hear about the three old men who were talking one afternoon about how forgetful they were getting? The first one said, "Sometimes I get undressed to get into the shower, and suddenly I can’t remember if I’m getting in or getting out."
        The second one said, "Well, sometimes I’ll find myself on the stairs, and I don’t remember if I’m going up or coming down."
        The third old man said, "Well, so far I haven’t had any of that kind of trouble. I guess I’ll just knock on wood and hope that what is happening to you guys doesn’t happen to me." So he knocked on the arm of his wooden rocking chair, and asked, "I wonder who that is?"

       Forgetfulness. We all experience it. Even when we forget God – he NEVER forgets us.  Remember those who served our country – it is right to do so – remember that whatever age you are – God loves you and wants you to give your life to him for His glory and for the eternal salvation of your soul – don’t walk away like Jerry did.  Come to Jesus TODAY.

Change the letters around slightly: Uneeque Decision and you will have U need Decision and U need it today!