Good Morning Friends,
“His divine power has given us everything we
need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his
own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and
precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine
nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very
reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness,
knowledge ---“ (2 Peter 1:3-5)
God has already given us everything we need to
please Him and to serve Him. Consider just three of the things God has provided
for us:
He has given us His own Holy Spirit to
indwell us. He provides guidance and teaching and encouragement and conviction
and so many other things that we need. He is our very present help at all
times.
He has given us His own Word. God has spoken
His message through human agents and it will help us grow toward maturity. It
will point out areas of our lives that are not pleasing to God. It will inspire
and encourage us toward holiness.
He has given us His church. We are not alone
in our relationship with the Lord. We have others to encourage us. We have
co-laborers in the journey of faith we are traveling.
The reason God has given us these things and
others is so that we will grow in our relationship with Him and move more and more
toward holiness. The world and its temptations have a powerful pull away from
God and His will, but God has given us even more powerful tools to move us
toward Him.
And one more thing: it is up to us to apply
the things that God has provided to our own lives. Peter says that we are to
“make every effort.” There is an involvement that we must have in our own
spiritual growth. We can’t sit back and wait for God to change us. We must be
involved in His church, read and study His Word, and listen to His Spirit.
God has given us everything we need. It’s up
to us to use them.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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