“For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth”
I will not be negligent
Peter is about to present a proposal with a purpose. “Will” means be about to, be on the point of. Peter will ever be ready to remind Christians of God’s Word. Peter will die but truth will continue. Even though Peter is about to die, this passage will live into centuries to come.
Second Peter still speaks to us as we stand at the door of the twenty-first century. No pastor can afford to build his ministry on personality, some human system or gimmick. He must build his ministry on the eternal Word of God.
Peter’s purpose is to remind the Asia Minor Christians of “truth.” Every pastor must come to this point sooner or later.
Principle:
Leaders must be diligent in leading their group find truth.
Application:
Many of us operate under the delusion that anything is good enough for the Savior. We preach and sing without preparation. Anything is good enough for the Lord “as long as it is sincere.” The idea is that you don’t have to be good as long as you are earnest–that you do not need to be properly equipped to serve the Lord. How would you like your surgeon to remove your appendix with that attitude? God’s work should not be a hobby whereby we give Him only our spare time.
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