Everything I Need

DAY 341
9-10-10
2 PETER 1-3


Good Morning!

Many Christians are always looking for the next thing; the next trend; the next book; and the next whatever – to help them become the Christian they want to be. They genuinely want to grow and mature and be a satisfied Christian; but the church isn’t the way they want it; people are unreliable; and something is always in the way.

Peter makes it clear that God has indeed given us everything we need to be the Christian we want to be; and have the satisfied life we want to have.

(2 Peter 1:3-4) His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

We are powerless to make Christianity satisfying. That’s our problem – we try to do it ourselves; or rely on someone else. Only God has the power to give us what we need to grow – knowledge of the Lord; and his precious promises. When we use what God gives us, then we will have the strength to live a satisfied life.

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

When we live a life of faith and add to our faith the marks of a maturing and growing Christian, and when we admit God has the power; God will make it all happen.

We have been given everything we need for life and godliness!

Barry