July 21
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2 PETER 2
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7 and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 8 (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.
– 2 Peter 2:4-10
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2 PETER 2 GOD RESCUES THE GODLY & PUNISHES EVILDOERS
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
The Lord God abhors all forms of wickedness and evil
It doesn’t matter who you are if you follow the devil
Even angels who rebelled were kicked out of heaven
No one is excused if they decide to rebel and be wicked.
Remember how God punished evil in Noah’s days?
He annihilated the wicked but preserved Noah
The Lord cannot tolerate evil, he has to punish it
But he rescues those who are righteous and holy.
Even though they encounter trials, he delivers them
The Lord is faithful to fulfill his promises to his people
He never forsakes the righteous, he provides relief to them
But the evildoers, he punishes and puts a stop to their deeds.
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REFLECTION
• Why should the righteous never be afraid of evil and wickedness according to these verses?
• How should believers deal with evil when they experience it?