Verse of the Day 5/23

Verse of the Day 5/23

2 Peter 3:15 ?? And keep in mind that our Lord???s extraordinary patience simply means more opportunity for salvation, just as our dear brother Paul wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him. ??The Passion Translation (TPT)

As I read today???s verse, two words, strung together caught my attention, ???extraordinary patience???. ??It is part of the Lord???s character, the New King James Version uses the word ???long suffering???.

Would you be able to say that about yourself, that you have ???extraordinary patience???, it could not be said of me, for sure. ??But it is a characteristic that should be, that needs to be developed in us if we are going to be effective in reaching others for Christ.

The Apostle Paul points to the importance of patience when he writes to those in the church at Thessalonica.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 ?? Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. ??New King James Version (NKJV)

Think of the things that Jesus was subjected to and yet showed patience even to His last moments when He said from the cross:

Luke 23:34 ?? Then Jesus said, ???Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.??? ??New King James Version (NKJV)

They bound the hands of Jesus in the garden where he pray

They led him through the street in shame

They spat upon the Saviour so pure and free from sin

They said crucify him he's to blame

He could have called ten thousand angels to destroy the world and set him free

He could have called ten thousand angels but he died alone for you and me

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV    

2 Peter 3:14-16 New King James Version (NKJV)

Be Steadfast

14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation???as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.