Verse of the Day 2/19
2 Peter 1:19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. New American Standard Bible (NASB)
I don't know if you're like me and wondered what it must have been like to have been with Jesus, especially at a place like the Mount of Transfiguration as Peter, James and John were. It's hard to think that you could be more sure of who Jesus was and what it would mean to us.
Today's verse stands out for us and tells us that we can be even more sure by God's Word which is revealed to us, revealed as truth to help us understand better what His will for us is. We have the ancient writings of the Old Testament; the Words of the prophets; we have the words of the Apostles and we have the words of Jesus; all of which have the power to transform us and lead us day by day and into eternity.
One thing you realize as you grow older is that memories fade. Our minds may even question things that we have seen. Others may have seen the same event with a totally different memory than you have. But when it is recorded you can go back and look at it, or read about it and possibly stand corrected and realize that somehow your desires may have clouded your memory.
Not so with God's Word. It doesn't change, it is there for us every day to keep us on course and to help us to continue to be an example, a reflection of what He has done for us in His life and in His word. We have His Word available to us, at our fingertips all the time. May we not neglect it.
Read the verses below and then the short passage from 1 Peter. Think again who wrote these words and how important the Word should be for us.
Psalm 119:15-17 New International Version (NIV)
15 I meditate on your precepts
and consider your ways.
16 I delight in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.
-- 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 1:16-21 English Standard Version (ESV)
Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased," 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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