Saturday, February 22, 2014

Word of God creates, sustains, and destroys

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

II Peter 3 ... Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:  6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.  

There are people who scoff at the idea that the end is coming.  They point to the heaven and earth and in a puffed-up way, in their own wisdom, point out that since the world began it has continued the same way.

They are "willingly" ignorant of the time of Noah and the destruction of the earth by water.

They are also ignorant of the fact that the same word that brought the rain and destroyed the earth in time of Noah is now holding together what we see in the heavens.  And the current heavens and earth are being kept in place by the Word and held in place until the appointed time of destruction which will come by fire.

So the Word creates, sustains that which is created, and destroys the created in the appointed time.

II Peter 3 ... But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?  13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.



Be diligent ... constant ... We can't start and stop ... We have to do this daily to be diligent.

In peace ... When we hear troubling reports and are pulled down and sad because of the report, if we redirect our mind as Paul said to do, doing the following we will be able to live in peace even in the midst of the iniquity of this current world ... Phil. 4:8 ...  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.


Without spot ... cleaning ourselves daily with Bible reading and through prayer.

Blameless in the sight of God ... correcting our way by the Holy Spirit ... When something we do is not in keeping with the will of God, the Holy Spirit who knows the heart of God, shows us by pricking us ... troubling us ... some call this a "conscience" but it is the Holy Spirit grieved in us.