Awaken

Re:Verse passage – 2 Peter 1:16-21 (day four)

The longer we live on this earth, the more we long for the return of Jesus. With each passing day, we become more fully aware of the darkness of this world and long for the day where “there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.” (Rev. 22:5)

Peter reminds us that though that day is still in the future, we’ve been given a great light now. Through the testimony of the apostles and the prophets, which is the Word of God, we have been given a lamp to shine in a dark place. When we encounter this light, it awakes something in us to respond. We want to share this light with anyone who will see it. When we encounter the Word, we become like David, who proclaims in Psalm 57, “Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.”

Awaken the dawn in someone else’s life by sharing this light with them.