December 20, 2015 EVERYTHING GRANTED TO US
2 Peter 1:3-4: “seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”
A lifetime is not sufficient time to comprehend the greatness of God. Chris Tomlin wrote the song, “Indescribable”; a song that attempts to describe the greatness of God. In the song we find these words: “indescribable-uncontainable-all powerful-untamable-none can fathom-incomparable-unchangeable-awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim, You are amazing God.” The first word in the verses above is “seeing”; and indeed what a blessing it is to “see” the truth of this scripture and the greatness of God. It is awesome to realize that through His divine power, God “has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness.” Whether we believe it or not, or whether we understand it or not; we have everything we need-right now! This truth is counter-culture for us, as we live in a culture that says that we must by the sweat of our brow get whatever it is that we need. Having all we need “for life and godliness” does not mean that we are to be unproductive in life, but instead it means that we can be and do whatever we need to do or be, in order to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord in every respect. The verses go on to say that God has given us “His precious and magnificent promises” and by these promises, we partake of the divine nature! He is an awesome, amazing God-to allow His nature to come to us, to fill us, and make us new. His nature and His presence equips us for anything and everything we will ever face in life; we will never lack what we need! There is no room for us to feel inadequate or incapable, or less than; we are not broken or insufficient. The fact that God has given such promises to us, should motivate us to find what promises are revealed in His word. The promises do us no good if we don’t know what they are, right? The basic and foundational promise or truth that we must build on comes at the point of salvation when we are made new, given a new heart and a new spirit and old things passed away. Even though we are made new, we must choose daily to put off the old self and put on the new self. If God had wanted, He could have made us like robots; but His desire was, and still is, that we “work with Him” and “partner with Him” in our giving expression to the new creations that we are. All of the promises of God and the provision of God have been given to us so that we can live our life in such a way that it is pleasing to Him and honors Him. Because God has called us and has given us all we need, we have escaped the corruption of the world system-how blessed we are! Note the words in the verse above: “through the true knowledge of Him who called us.” Many have a false or incorrect knowledge of God, and as a result they live their lives missing the blessings that come from a “true knowledge” of God. Contrary to what is often said, it is not up to each individual to interpret scripture as he sees fit. God has given us the written Word, and His word is truth and His word is specific, and His word is complete. (It is true that a particular scripture may have implications for us in a personal way.) The primary work of the Holy Spirt is to reveal the truth and to give understanding of the word of God. The truth is that we must adjust our thinking and our belief to the truth of what God has said. Because we are to be changed and molded by the word of God, it is necessary, and required that we read, study, and become familiar with the word of God. Let us not forget that God has “called us by His own glory and excellence” and that He has given us all we need “pertaining to life and godliness.”
Colossians 2:10: “and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority.”
2 Corinthians 1:20: “For as many as may be the promises of God, in Him they are yes; wherefore also by Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us.”
Blessings,
Buddy
2 Peter 1:3-4: “seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”
A lifetime is not sufficient time to comprehend the greatness of God. Chris Tomlin wrote the song, “Indescribable”; a song that attempts to describe the greatness of God. In the song we find these words: “indescribable-uncontainable-all powerful-untamable-none can fathom-incomparable-unchangeable-awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim, You are amazing God.” The first word in the verses above is “seeing”; and indeed what a blessing it is to “see” the truth of this scripture and the greatness of God. It is awesome to realize that through His divine power, God “has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness.” Whether we believe it or not, or whether we understand it or not; we have everything we need-right now! This truth is counter-culture for us, as we live in a culture that says that we must by the sweat of our brow get whatever it is that we need. Having all we need “for life and godliness” does not mean that we are to be unproductive in life, but instead it means that we can be and do whatever we need to do or be, in order to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord in every respect. The verses go on to say that God has given us “His precious and magnificent promises” and by these promises, we partake of the divine nature! He is an awesome, amazing God-to allow His nature to come to us, to fill us, and make us new. His nature and His presence equips us for anything and everything we will ever face in life; we will never lack what we need! There is no room for us to feel inadequate or incapable, or less than; we are not broken or insufficient. The fact that God has given such promises to us, should motivate us to find what promises are revealed in His word. The promises do us no good if we don’t know what they are, right? The basic and foundational promise or truth that we must build on comes at the point of salvation when we are made new, given a new heart and a new spirit and old things passed away. Even though we are made new, we must choose daily to put off the old self and put on the new self. If God had wanted, He could have made us like robots; but His desire was, and still is, that we “work with Him” and “partner with Him” in our giving expression to the new creations that we are. All of the promises of God and the provision of God have been given to us so that we can live our life in such a way that it is pleasing to Him and honors Him. Because God has called us and has given us all we need, we have escaped the corruption of the world system-how blessed we are! Note the words in the verse above: “through the true knowledge of Him who called us.” Many have a false or incorrect knowledge of God, and as a result they live their lives missing the blessings that come from a “true knowledge” of God. Contrary to what is often said, it is not up to each individual to interpret scripture as he sees fit. God has given us the written Word, and His word is truth and His word is specific, and His word is complete. (It is true that a particular scripture may have implications for us in a personal way.) The primary work of the Holy Spirt is to reveal the truth and to give understanding of the word of God. The truth is that we must adjust our thinking and our belief to the truth of what God has said. Because we are to be changed and molded by the word of God, it is necessary, and required that we read, study, and become familiar with the word of God. Let us not forget that God has “called us by His own glory and excellence” and that He has given us all we need “pertaining to life and godliness.”
Colossians 2:10: “and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority.”
2 Corinthians 1:20: “For as many as may be the promises of God, in Him they are yes; wherefore also by Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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