“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” 2 Peter 3:8 NIV
Christians have tried for years to figure out when the end of times will be. When the events will begin, how long they will be and when they will end. Prophecy gives us some answers, the Bible gives more answers but this verse speaks to me that we are not going to know the detailed answers to those questions.
We cannot take these verses literally that a day in heaven is a thousand years here on earth. By describing time this way, Peter was trying to help others understand that God is eternal, He doesn’t have a clock that ticks off seconds, minutes and hours. He is purposeful in His plan and doesn’t rush because He knows that there is plenty of time where He is concerned.
Jesus showed us that the Kingdom of God does not function the same way as the world functions and it places importance on things that this world disregards including that our time frame is not His time frame. I know that as a Christian I would love to see Jesus return triumphantly in the clouds now but I also know that as a Christian I want God’s will to be done. If it is not God’s will for Jesus to return now then I believe that God has more planned.
Heavenly Father, please help us to remember in those times when we search for answers to questions that only You know the answers to that we are to rest in Your hands. If we are ready at all times, it will not matter when Jesus returns so please help us to be ready for Him. In Jesus’s precious name, Amen.