Words of Encouragement January - 12 - 2003
How can we be sure to escape the evil of this world and really partake of all the goodness that God has for our lives today? Peter gives us some wonderful guidance in these verses!
The reading is from 2 Peter 1:3-8
3 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, 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us pray
Father in heaven, thank you for the blessings that you have given to us this day. Continue to give us strength to trust in the promises and teachings of Jesus Christ and add these attributes that we read in 2 Peter that our faith will become stronger in You.
In Jesus name we pray
Amen