Why forget?

Hello everyone,

How are you doing today? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.” 2 Peter 3v5 (NIV)

The “they” that is referred to in this verse are those scoffers/mockers which 2 Peter 3v3 says will rise in the last days, who will follow after their own flesh “And say, Where is the promise of His coming? For since the forefathers fell asleep, all things have continued exactly as they did from the beginning of creation” 2 Peter 3v4 (AMP). Verse 5 is now telling us about things these people deliberately forget. For one, they deliberately forget that “… long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.”

One question that comes to mind is why would they choose to forget that? Perhaps because one of their assertions is that “everything has remained the same since the world was first created.” But there was a pre-Adamite world, which was destroyed initially (Genesis 1v2, Psalm 104v5-9, Jeremiah 4v23-26, Isaiah 14v12-14), and even afterwards in Noah’s time, the world was destroyed by water. That said, 2 Peter 3v5 shows us the importance of the Word of God, in that through the Word that God spoke, the world was formed. Hebrews 11v3 (NIV) says “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”

Supplementary Text

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas: and God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1v1-10 (KJV)

Prayer

Father, we thank You. We bless You. We worship You. You are a great God indeed, awesome in power, doing wonders. We thank You for the earth is Yours and the fullness thereof. We honor You. Jesus we exalt You. Spirit of the living God we honor You in Jesus name, amen.