Re:Verse passage – 2 Peter 3:1-7 (day seven)
following after their own lusts… vs 3b
The issue with these scoffers was not that they denied the existence of Christ but that they denied the authority of Christ. As it was then, so it is now. Modern scoffers will not blatantly say they reject the Lordship of Christ, but their priorities prove it.
The word “lusts” in this instance is not exclusively sexual but is used to convey the desires of one’s heart. For the scoffer, the desires of their heart are on things that feel freeing in the here and now. What they do not realize is that their own desires are the very thing holding them hostage from finding true freedom in Christ. In an attempt to appear resilient and self-reliant, they have made themselves lord over their own life. Thus, denying the Lordship of Jesus Christ. The truth is, when we submit to Jesus as Lord and chase after His will instead of our will, He will give us the desires of our heart. Because it is in that moment that the desires of our heart are intertwined with His heart.
Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
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