Good Morning Friends,
“For if you possess these qualities in
increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive
in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them,
he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from
his past sins. Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your
calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and
you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:8-11)
Are you worried that you won’t hang on to
Jesus? Are you concerned that somewhere along the line your relationship with
Christ will cool and then deteriorate to the point that you let go of it?
I know many people who do have that kind of
fear. But Peter says there is a way to be sure that it will never happen.
Security is found by growing. Peter’s promise:
“If you do these things, you will never fall.” That sounds pretty secure
to me!
And what are the “these things” that Peter
says we are to do in order to have this security?
Verse 8 says to “possess these qualities in
increasing measure.” Things like faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control,
perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. (2 Peter 1:5-7) There
isn’t a required level of these qualities that a person has to have in order to
qualify for heaven. Rather, it’s growth that will keep us secure – moving
forward in our relationship with Christ.
Verse 10 says to “be eager to make our
calling and election sure.” The desire to know God is a key to a secure
relationship with Him. If we desire to know Him, He will give us the desire of our
heart!
You don’t need to be afraid that you will
lose the relationship that you have with Jesus. Just hang on and keep growing
and there is nothing that will ever take us away from Him. God has promised it!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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