The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promises as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Sometimes the best remedy to a fallen situation is patience. How quickly we love to pull the trigger and finish off the job. In this case, Peter is sharing that God is giving us good reason for His patience or slowness. Because of God's slowness, it ultimately allows more people to reach for Him. God's conclusion to our rejection - patience. It's like playing the "wink" game. Two people start out staring at each other until the eye ball starts to hurt and begins to dry up. Eventually, someone ends the game by blinking. Similar to this, God doesn't blink. He would rather wait patiently than turn his eyes another direction. Certainly God can move swiftly, but as it relates to our sin , He is more patient than the Hippocampus Zosterae when it come to repentance. And that's a good thing for us! Have you ever thanked God for his patience? Probably not. Most often we would prefer a quick response.
Questions: What is Peter trying to reveal to us about the very nature of God? What are some areas of our own life that we can practice slowness when we are confronted with a fallen situation? How might it slowness work better in situations such as judgment, anger, wrath, or condemnation?
