Thank you. When life gets busy, how do you make sure you're not forgetting something important?

Do you put a reminder on your phone, or do you write a to-do list, add something to your calendar?

Sometimes in the busyness of life, we lose focus of the

chief reason for our existence. And today on Truth for Life, Alistair Begg reminds us of three

essentials for every believer.

I want to read just a few verses from 2 Peter and chapter 1. In the interest of time,

I won't read from the first verse. You'll be familiar with the way in which Peter introduces this material to those who have received this wonderful faith in the Lord

Jesus Christ. He gives a word of exhortation that these pilgrims may add to their faith,

and in doing so, they make their calling and election sure, and look forward to an abundant

entry into the kingdom of heaven. And then he says in

verse 12, so I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly

established in the truth you now have. I think it's right to refresh your memory as long as I live

in the tent of this body, because I know that I will soon

put it aside as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. And I will make every effort to see that

after my departure, you will always be able to remember these things. Now, you may ask the question why it is that old men

repeat themselves as much as they do. Frankly, you may feel that I can begin to answer that

question for you this morning, given the distance that there is between yourselves

and myself in terms of age. I'm sure there are many reasons why old men do this. Old women

tend to do it as well, but we'll just think of men for the moment. I think in part it has to do

with the fact that there are moments and matters in the journey of their lives

that they want to ensure at least for themselves that they do not forget.

I always want to remember this moment, and I always want to make much of this matter.

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