By
His Divine Power,
God
Has Given Us
Everything
We Need For Living A Godly Life.
Scripture
2
Peter
3 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.
4 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.
5 In view of
all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.
Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence,
and moral excellence with knowledge,
6 and
knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance,
and patient endurance with godliness,
Psalm
92
Observation
I
had a hard time this morning trying to decide whether to write
something about Psalm 92 or 2 Peter 1, so I included verses from both
of them for you!
2
Peter 1:3 says that God has given us everything that we need to live
a godly life – so no more excuses. If Jesus Christ is our Lord and
Savior, then we can do this!
It
is so easy to make excuses, isn't it! We can always try to place the
blame for our bad conduct on someone else, like our spouse, but if we
are honest there are always plenty of things that we can change in
our own lives and that is what we need to focus on.
The
only person that you and I can change is ourselves. If we will just
make some important changes in our own lives it will be amazing what
will happen in the lives of those around us. Suddenly they won't be
half as bad as they were before!
I
did really wanted to write about Psalm 92:14 this morning too! Read
it and you will know why it jumped out at me today!
Application
When
I see something that isn't right in someone else I need to remind
myself that I am also a work in progress!
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that You have given me everything that I need to live
a godly life. I have no excuse. Help me to focus on what Eddy needs
to change and not worry about the faults that I see in others. All of
us are broken and we are all in need of a complete overhaul. Thank
You for putting up with me in spite of all of my imperfections. Thank
You, Lord, for not giving up on me. Don't let me ever give up on the
people that You have placed in my life.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 50,51,52; Psalms 92; 2 Peter 1
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