Remind and Stimulate

DEVOTION 2 PETER REMIND AND STIMULATE 2 Peter 3:1-2 3:1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. NIV There is the truth and then there is the truth. After spending so much time talking about those who spread other than the truth, here we understand the truth and already before us, from all the men in the past who God inspired to record His relationship with us since the beginning of our creation, to the present. God has used faithful men, not concerned about their own fame and fortune, but concerned about God and His values, His truth about what we are to believe, live and do for the benefit of His kingdom. We need constant reminding of this truth, because it is so easy to get so distracted by things of daily life. If we are to be stimulated to wholesome thinking, and that would surely be regarding the Word of God as spoken through the prophets, and the men of old, what would unwholesome thinking be? Surely the thought of enjoying a great cup of coffee while writing this devotion is not unwholesome, but then what is? Enjoying the pleasures of marriage would not fall into unwholesome thinking either. So what is? Having a hobby, enjoying the pleasure of God creation, thinking about doing a good job at work, tasting a great steak, as well as many good things are not regarding unwholesome thinking. But we all know what is spoken of here. The lust for what is not to be enjoyed. True we might refrain from the act of the forbidden, but what about the thinking of it? How do we live without being constantly bombarded with images promoting unwholesome thinking? Is a fleeting moment of thought considered unwholesome? Or would this be more applicable to being influenced in thought by those false prophets and teachers? Being lead into thinking a non-truth about God would surely be unwholesome. If we know the truth, which we all have a copy of, then how could we think anything but wholesome thoughts about God and His relationship with us? Looking ahead to what follows these words; it appears this is the way we should be heading. Yet the main thing here is we need reminding and stimulating to wholesome thinking, As well as we should remind and stimulate others.