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. 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, with whom I am well pleased," we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, 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, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 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.
(2 Peter 1:16-21 ESV)
In an age of technology and news coming to us very second over the Internet to the phone in our hand we rely greatly on people and man made technology to clarify our reality. Wikipedia and google are our basis of truth. The University is the fortress of education. The world judges by science and what society demands changing with the wind. One year we live by one truth and one set of morals. Yet it is all relative in the world. One persons faith is fine as it makes no difference to another person down the street.
This is the world we live in. Yet the simple truth and evidence that Peter asks us to trust in is this: he himself saw Jesus. He saw his humanity and his glory. He saw his ministry, his miracles, his suffering, his death, and his glorious new life. Petet heard the voice of God calling Jesus his beloved Son with whom God who is perfect is well pleased. God is not pleased with sinners. God is pleased with Jesus and God is pleased with us because in us who believe in Jesus death and life God sees us by the righteousness of Jesus. Even more than that he says trust in the evidence of prophecy, Jesus is the Christ promise and predicted clearly and accurately in Old Testament Prophecy from Moses to Malachi. For prophecy is proven by coming true. There are many prophecies in this world such as Nostradamus. But the New and Old Testament are the holy bible the Gospel and prophets, the living Word of God proven valid in the project that came true: from the exile of Israel into Babylon and the return. Jesus birth, life, ministry, miracles, Godly nature, death and resurrection were all prophesied hundreds and thousands of years before they were fulfilled. Why? Because prophecy in scripture is from God by the Holy Spirit.
In Gods word I trust. It may be foolishness to the world, but I believe it is life to us who are being saved.
God strengthen me in my faith in you and your word to us. God please reveal your Gospel and your love to the world. We are so blind but the world desperately needs you!
Amen
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