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February 2
Monday


PUNXSUTAWNEY
PHIL

READ:
2 Peter 1:16-21
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We have the prophetic
word confirmed, which
you do well to heed.
__2 Peter
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Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that come out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania, each February 2 to predict the weather. According to legend, if phil sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of cold weather. If he doesn't see his shadow, spring will come early.

This is all humbug and good humor, of course. No one to my knowledge takes phil's predictions seriously. Furthermore, he's unreliable--more often wrong than right, I'm told.

There is One, however, who is always right and whom we must take seriously. Peter writes of Him,"We have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts" (2 Peter 1:19).

Peter was thinking of that day on the Mount of Transfiguration with James and John when he saw Jesus standing with the two great prophets of the Old Testament, Moses and Elijah. In that August company of true prophets the Father pointed to the Son and said: "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!" (Luke 9:35). Jesus' word is a "prophetic word" that is certain!

There is One who is never wrong and who will never lead us astray: our Lord Jesus. We must hear Him! __David Roper
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````````````````````At the name of jesus bowing,`````````````````
```````````````````Falling prostrate at His feet,```````````````````
```````````````King of kings in heaven we'll crown Him`````````````
``````````````When our journey is complete. __Baxter`````````````
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In a world full of speculation,
only God's Word is certain.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ 2 Peter 1:16-21***********

16 For we did not follow
cunningly devised fables
when we made known to
you the power and coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but were eyewitnesses of
His majesty. 17 For He
received from God the
Father honor and glory
when such a voice came to
Him from the Excellent
Glory; "This is My beloved
Son, in whom I am well
pleased." 18 And we heard
this voice which came from
heaven when we were with
Him on the holy mountain.

19 And so we have the
prophetic word confirmed,
which you do well to heed
as a light that shines in a
dark place, until the day
dawns and the morning star
rises in your hearts;

20 knowing this first, that no
prophecy of Scripture is of
any private interpretation,

21 for prophecy never came
by the will of man, but holy
men of God spoke as they
were moved by the Holy
Spirit.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In verses 20-21 of today's Bible reading, Peter gives us a window
into why the Bible is not merely the words of men, but in fact the
Word of God. He says, "Holy men of God spoke as they were moved
by the Holy Spirit." This statement aligns with 2 Timothy 3:16, where
Paul affirms that "all Scripture is given by inspiration of God." Taken
together, these texts remind us that the Bible was "breathed out" by
God (the meaning of the word inspiration), and that the Holy Spirit
is the agent of the Godhead who accomplished this task.
__Bill Crowder