Key Verse:
And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
(2 Peter 1:15)
Central Truth:
If tomorrow never comes, will they know how much you loved Him?
When your time on earth is up, how will people remember you? Will they remember your house, your cute kids, or your fast car? Will they remember the success you made, the places you traveled to, . . . or, will they remember what you stood for and what you proclaimed with every ounce of your soul?
I love what Peter says here...."I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things." Every effort? Does God truly expect us to use every ounce of our being to make His name renown through-out our community and world? Does God really expect us to give up things to commit our lives fully to the cause of Christ? Is it REALLY our responsibility for others to remember what God did for them on the cross thousands of years ago?
ANSWER: YEP!
He sure does. Find that hard to swallow? Me too! But as Christ followers, our lives are to be lived in such a way that others will see, hear, and know that the Gospel is real . . . even after we are gone. Because of our love for our Saviour, we are to make every effort that others remember:
God's love for them.
Salvation that's available for them.
How to live a life that's righteous for Him.
So how do I do that? Look at what Peter said in verses 5 through 8:
"[M]ake every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Based on this, if tomorrow doesn't come for you, will others know how much you loved God and his children? Or, are you ineffective and unproductive?
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