12-16-23-ENG.

"See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. "

Hebrews 12:25 
HOLD ON UNTIL...
 
Read It: 2 Peter 1:19
Peter says we have a Word that is even better than what he saw on the mountain. That's the payoff to today's study. Now he's not saying that there was anything unreliable about the testimony timony he just gave of what he saw on the Mount of Transfiguration. God forbid. Peter's testimony is now part of Scripture itself, which means the Holy Spirit has verified it. What Peter wants us to know is that we are not stuck with second-hand goods because we didn't get to see and walk with Jesus. Actually, we have the advantage because we have the completed Word. So what should our response be? To pay attention to the Word. Not to mess with it or ignore it, but to take heed to it as to a lamp shining in the darkness. What does a lamp do? It gives light. So even if there is darkness ness all around you, if you have a lamp, you have light. You may be in deep darkness right now. But Peter says if you just hold to the Word in the darkness, if you stay in the realm of the light, then the darkness will turn to dawning when the "morning star" rises and bursts upon you. I think the rising star Peter is talking about is the breaking forth of the Word of God into your life in power.

That's why he urges you to hold onto the Word in the darkness, because when push comes to shove, it's the thing that will keep you. So my message for you today is hold onto the Word. If it looks like God has forgotten you, hold onto the Word. If it looks like Satan is winning out there, hold onto the Word. If it looks like you can't hold on any longer, get somebody else to help you hold onto the Word. How long? "Until." Now I like that. It doesn't say if or maybe or possibly, sibly, but until-until God takes you up to the mountain like He took Peter. Then when the power and the glory of God shine forth in your life, you can tell someone else what you have seen and heard. Think About It Whatever else you do, don't let go of the Word. It will see you through any darkness.