Rhapsody of Realities 19 November 2025: Stand Firm and Steadfast
SCRIPTURE: 2 Peter 3:17-18 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ….
The Spirit, through the Apostle Peter, gives a strong admonition in the scripture above. He wants you to remain steadfast and refuse to follow the error of the wicked. He wants you to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Spiritual growth is the antidote to deception and instability. It keeps you rooted, strong, and steadfast, unshaken by contrary doctrines or distractions. Don’t be the one who constantly needs reminders to attend church, cell meetings, or participate in the things of the Spirit. Become strong and dependable, unwavering in your commitment to the Lord, His Word, and His work.
The error of the wicked isn’t always something that looks evil on the outside. For example, Ecclesiastes 8:10 says, “And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.” These were people who frequented the house of God; they came in and out of the holy place but never were believed. They died, were buried, and forgotten. Though they may have been praised while alive, their impact was empty, and their lives, vain.
The NIV renders it a bit clearer, “Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.” What was their end? Psalm 9:17 tells us plainly, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” These are those who lived without acknowledging God in their decisions, careers, goals, etc. They forgot God.
Don’t forget God. Don’t follow the crowd that drifts in and out of His presence without purpose, without vision, without focus, without growth. Avoid the error of the wicked. Instead, grow in grace. Grow in the knowledge of Christ. Stand firm and steadfast. Let your life count for His glory.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for your Word that inspires growth, discipline and spiritual strength in me. I stand firm in the truth of your Word, steadfast, unshakable in my commitment to you. I increase in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus. I’m rooted, grounded, and fruitful, living a life that’s pleasing to you, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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FURTHER STUDY:
1 Corinthians 15:58
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose].
Psalm 1:1-3
1 Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.
3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]
Colossians 2:6-7
6 As you have therefore received Christ, [even] Jesus the Lord, [so] walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him.
7 Have the roots [of your being] firmly and deeply planted [in Him, fixed and founded in Him], being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
James 2–3:1-13 & Ezekiel 20–21
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 13:1-11 & 1 Chronicles 19
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