Good Morning!!!

2 Peter 3:1-9 (English Standard Version)
The Day of the Lord Will Come
1This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. 4 They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation." 5For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, 6and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. 7But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
8But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,[a] not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Footnotes:
a. 2 Peter 3:9 Some manuscripts on your account

Four times, Bubba Watson finished second. Four times, Bubba Watson had the opportunity to win his first PGA tour event only to see it go by the wayside. Frustrating!!! Maddening!!! No – not with Bubba. After he won Sunday, he was interviewed. Here is an excerpt copied from the PGA Tour website:

Q. When you finished second at the events you have, did you ever have any doubts that you would one day be sitting in the trophy room or did you really believe it would happen?
BUBBA WATSON: Truthfully, I never doubt myself. I think I have the ability, maybe just not a strong enough mind, to keep me going, because I'm emotional.
But you know, like I say all the time, I'm not worried about winning. I'm a Christian first, you know, and golf just happens to be how I can support my family. The game's given me a lot, lets me support my mom and dad, lets me support the junior tournaments that I put on that I have next week I gotta go down to and do another speech.
But you know, it's something I get to do for a living, but I don't ever question why I don't win. I don't ever question -- I don't ever envy anybody else.
You know, I did a couple years ago, and it was wrong for me to do that, and you know, I just lucked up and won today. You know, I was just blessed that I won today. So no, I don't ever think I deserve a win. You never deserve anything. If it's in the will, it's in the will.

As Strother Martin said to Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke “You gotta get your mind right”. Bubba’s got his mind right – because he doesn’t see golf as his life’s calling – he sees living for Christ as his calling and golf as the activity God has given him to do to support his living for Christ. And that’s the way we all should live… understanding that even the very job we have is provided by God so we can do His will. What a blessing to read this from Bubba.

On the other side of the coin, on Bill O’Reilly, Janeane Garofalo was asked if she had to choose between a children’s book, a biography of Bill O’Reilly, and the Bible, which would she choose. Her answer was that all were fiction read by people with small minds. Check out verse 3 – and pray for her.

I have highlighted verse 9 because sometimes it seems as if the promise will never be fulfilled… but we know that God is faithful and He is true. You can count on it – today and every day.

Agape’

Mr. Jim