Author Archives: L. Lyden

The “ride” of life This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalms 118:24 For the next five days, I am going to take a detour from going through some of the new testament books.  I will continue with 1 John next week.  However, I want toContinue reading “July 31, 2020”

Grow in grace Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18 Peter closes his letter by encouraging the believers to grow.  Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Savior Christ Jesus.  This is good advice and the same thing that we need to be doingContinue reading “July 30, 2020”

Keep overcoming                      Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:13 This is a great promise and definitely something we are looking forward to.  The promise of a new heaven and earth where everything is right.  However, as we talked about yesterday, evenContinue reading “July 29, 2020”

Not willing that any should perish The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 I like the way this verse is phrased in the New Living Translation.  It says: TheContinue reading “July 28, 2020”

A warning For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.  2 Peter 2:20 This portion of 2 Peter 2 is a warning to allContinue reading “July 27, 2020”

Grow through If the Lord Yahweh rescued Lot, he knows how to continually rescue the godly from their trials,  2 Peter 2:9 This passage makes me think about my own life and how God has been so faithful to rescue me throughout the course of my life!  I depend on that faithfulness to bail me outContinue reading “July 26, 2020”

A more sure Word Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. 2 PeterContinue reading “July 25, 2020”

Your call and election For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 2 Peter 1:12 Because faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love supply us an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom of God, PeterContinue reading “July 24, 2020”

Next steps Also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 2 Peter 1:5-7 This scripture is a progression of steps that you grow in when you walk with God. Continue reading “July 23, 2020”

Precious promises by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 1:4 We have been given exceedingly great and precious promises!  These promises are to enable us toContinue reading “July 22, 2020”