Reading for November is 2 Peter 3...
My thoughts on this reading...
Peter states that in this second letter he wants them to remember that the Lord says that He will be coming back for them, even though there are those who ridicule believers and say where is this Jesus who's going to come back for them. As the Lord created the world with water and later used water during the time of the flood to bring destruction because of the evil in the world, so as He has promised that a time will come when He will return and sweep away evil in the day of judgement.
I love verses 8-9 because of the promise that the Lord is returning and don't interpret the delay as a sign he won't but rather what it truly is, a patient waiting Lord, so that more might be saved. A long time ago I had an album from a Christian artist by the name of Charlie Peacock that had a song inspired by these two verses. In the song it tells the story of a bride waiting for a bridegroom, which is of course the Church waiting for her bridegroom, the Lord Jesus. It's a beautiful song and I'm linking it here in case you want to listen to it and see how it describes what Peter is telling us in these verses. https://youtu.be/Ftbuk3NWgjg?si=gZLZTOjqz0JaClAQ Don't doubt it, the Lord will return! We have been promised a new heaven and a new earth, and He will usher it in.
As Peter closes out this letter he encourages waiting patiently for the Lord and even makes an interesting reference to the things Paul has also written. What is interesting about them is how he makes it clear that he sees Paul's writings as Scripture, as he notes there are some to try to twist what Paul has written like they try to twist other Scriptures. His final encouragement is that they grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord, giving glory to the Lord!