“By his divine power, God has given us everything we need
for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him,
the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and
excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and
precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine
nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.” 2 Peter 1:4 New Living Translation
God has given to us that which we need in
this life according to his grace. God’s grace is a marvelous gift. In reality
we deserve nothing from Almighty God. We were living against the grain, going
against the flow of his will. Yet he loved us without condition. We didn’t have
to change to know him, we just had to believe that he is and that he is able to
cleanse us of all our sin by virtue of the blood Christ spilled on Calvary’s
hill. He accepted us the way we
were. Once we accepted the forgiveness
of God we were part of his family. In order to live a life of godly obedience
we had to seek growth. All our spiritual growth ties into God’s grace, for if
it weren’t for his divine favor toward us we never would have had forgiveness
offered to us in the first place.
God gives us the power to live lives that
can avoid sinful decisions. As we strive to know him better our faith blossoms
and our trust grows. God promises to continue to show us that which we are to
do for his kingdom, but we must listen, becoming attuned to his Spirit. His
promises of healing, powers to overcome evil and eternity with him are meant to
encourage us, giving us hope for our future.
Our life cannot merely be a change in
status or position before God. We must allow the Holy Spirit to alter our behavior
patterns so we do not enter back into sin once again. There is no time when
spiritual growth should stop because to stop would bring about stagnation. We
must seek to learn something new continuously, as in daily. The Bible is
chocked full of wisdom and promises that God means to fulfill. Be faithful in
your pursuit of godly living. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resources: The Life Application Study Bible; The
Asbury Bible Commentary.
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