June 16
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ESTABLISHED IN THE TRUTH
12 Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and have been established in the truth which is present with you. 13 I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will also be diligent that at any time after my departure you will be able to call these things to mind. – 2 Peter 1:12-15
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In this letter Peter is repeatedly warning the believers of the qualities that a believer should continually seek to do in order to be established in the truth. Peter had made it his life goal to ensure that each believer is keeping up with the cost of being a follower of Jesus. He wants them to be established in truth and he says in verse 13 that he will do everything he can for as long as he lives to stir up every believer in the way that is right.
We see how Peter was all out to make it his life goal to remind all believers to equip themselves to diligently do what is expected of every one who commits to Christ. In verse 15, he declares that even after he is no longer alive, he is leaving a legacy where each believer will have to remember all that Jesus has taught them.
The word “truth” had been so misused by the world that it is no longer about God’s word. The truth has taken on a very subjective perspective even to a point that it has been taken to a point of relativism. Truth is what each person’s perspective it, not God’s viewpoint. You ask someone if they know the truth and most people would say what they think of something and they think that is the truth. Sadly, the world has corrupted the real meaning of truth by making it about how humans see things. Truth is about absolutes not about what humans perceive or know. Truth comes from the word of God because God is the fountain of knowledge. He knows everything and is the source of all that is right. He is truth and only by abiding and following him can we know the truth. That is why Peter is so adamant that all believers stay grounded on the truth that only comes from God’s word. He knows that once we veer away from it, we will surely turn away from the narrow road that leads to ruin and destruction. When we are established in the truth, we will never falter in our faith and we will eventually have the promises of God be fulfilled in our lives. We are given a foolproof guarantee of our salvation.
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REFLECTION
• What happens when a Christian do not establish himself in the word of God?
• Why do we need to invest time as believers in staying in truth?