Reminding Ourselves

Scripture – 2 Peter 1:10-15: 10Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, 11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 12So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, 14because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.

Reflection: Let me repeat again a phrase that has stayed with me for several years now: “We do no better even though we do know better.” I know that sounds pretty negative by itself. At the same time, it helps me remember that I really do know better.

Many times I’ll do something and it turns out wrong. I’ll realize I know better. The question then comes, why don’t I do better?

One of the things we can do for one another in the Body of Christ is to remind ourselves of who we are and what we believe. When I find myself ready to get even with someone, I need to be reminded. When I find myself tempted to fall into the world’s pattern, I need to be reminded. When I see friends slipping off track, I need to be a reminder. The trick is to do that, not out of judgment, but out of love.

What reminding to you need today? What kind of reminder will you be today?