“then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’”
Deuteronomy 8:17
Here Israel is reminded that all they have has come from the hand of God! May we also remember that everything we have has come from Him as well and He expects us to use it to help others and glorify Him.
Now let’s ask ourselves if we are being good faithful stewards of the blessings of God.
Tom
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”
2 Peter 1:5-7
Again once we have life in Christ and are striving for godliness in all areas of our lives we should be supplementing our lives with theses things…strong faith, virtue, knowledge of the Word of God, self-control, steadfastness, brotherly affection, and love. Are these words that describe you and you walk with Jesus? They should be and can be by the power of the Holy Spirt!
Tom
“by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”
2 Peter 1:4
Continuing from yesterday day…by His power we are granted promises. That promise is being filled with Holy Spirit by faith in Christ we overcome the corruption of the world that tempts us. Why? Because we want to glorify God with the bodies He bought upon the cross with His shed blood for our sin!!
Chew on that and glorify Him this day by remaining faithful to our Lord!
Tom
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,”
2 Peter 1:3
We will look at several verses over a few days here in 2 Peter.
This verse says when in Christ we have divine power! Chew on that. The purpose of that power is for our lives to be godly. The more we know of Him and follow Him we will grow in godliness and bring Him glory which should be our greatest desire!
Use the divine power of Holy Spirit in this life and be godly!!!
Tom
“Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.”
Mark 12:17
Let the world have what they think belongs to them which in reality is nothing and let God have which belongs to Him which in reality is everything! Especially you in whom He made in His own image!!! Chew on that today! Are you giving to God yourself?
Tom
