TSK · 2 Peter 1:5

They returned and reported to Joshua,“Don’t send the whole army. About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.”

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Then those who are far away will come and build the temple of the LORD so that you may know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me to you. This will all come to pass if you completely obey the voice of the LORD your God.”’”

But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

Lights in the World So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled.

May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!

Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.