Reminded and Reminding

DEVOTION 2 PETER REMINDED AND REMINDING 2 Peter 1:12-15 12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things. NIV Once knowledge of the truth has been received it is apparent we should continue to remind others as well as ourselves of this truth on a regular basis. Hearing the truth again and again serves to keep us on track and we are less likely to become distracted by the ways of the world. Although I think way too many believers think we can do both, live for God and for the world. Yes we should live in the world but not be of the world, so we need reminding to keep it simple and focus our attention on God. What really strikes home within these words is Peter was absolutely convinced he was not his body. Peter spoke of living in this body, surely God had inspired these words to assure us that this body we currently live in is not who we really are, but merely a body in which we temporarily reside. We are a spirit who dwells in this body. The body may be laid to rest in the grave, but we will not be with it, for we shall ascend into the presence of God. As we put it aside and leave it beyond, do we have an obligation to leave a legacy for others? What will others remember about us? Will they have anything to remember about the truth of God that we have told them? Have we told them anything about the truth of God? Have we reminded them? Have we written anything for them to reread after we depart so they will always have something to remember about God that we have shared with them? True Peter and the other disciples were a unique group of individuals who God used to record all that He desired for generations to come to know about Him. Yes, God saw fit to have men save and compile all these letters into one volume so we all would have something to remind us of the truth of God, but does that relieve us from any responsibility to share this truth and to remind others of it? I can’t help feel this is why He has inspired me to write books and these devotions which others can still read well after I depart this body, leaving it behind to join my Lord and Savior in the presence of God the Father, to sit on His throne with Him, to wear the white robe with a new name written on it, and to wear the crown of life, enjoying the fruit from the tree of life. As Peter reminds others, I believe we are to do that as well. We should always be reminded and reminding.