"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
as His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
2 Peter 1:2-4 (NKJV)
Imagine standing in front of a door to some room, and inside of that room is something you need. While you want to go into that room to get what you need, the door is locked, and you are waiting for someone to bring the key to open the door. That would not be good, because you have to wait to get into the room to get what you need. Then imagine that you already have the key to the door. It would be foolish to keep waiting at the locked door then, because you can open the door right away. All you need to do is take the key you already have and open the door to get what you need.
In all my years as a Christian, especially when teaching in Bible schools and churches, I have met and talked with many Christians. One thing that I have repeatedly seen is that many Christians are waiting for something. They are waiting for a special message, as special meeting, or someone special to pray for them, so that they can overcome some situation or get what they need, to do what they see God wants them to do. The problem is that these people are waiting for something that they already have, but they just do not seem to know it.
Christianity is a relationship with God, based on what Jesus did for us. But do we really understand that, or are we waiting for something to happen to help us get what we need and do what we are supposed to do? Do we really understand 2 Peter 1:3, where it says that we have already been given all things that pertain to life and godliness? We need to know the truth of what Jesus did and take hold of it in faith to be partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). The real issue is not that we need to wait for something else to happen, but we need to act in faith on what God has already provided for us through Jesus.
as His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
2 Peter 1:2-4 (NKJV)
Imagine standing in front of a door to some room, and inside of that room is something you need. While you want to go into that room to get what you need, the door is locked, and you are waiting for someone to bring the key to open the door. That would not be good, because you have to wait to get into the room to get what you need. Then imagine that you already have the key to the door. It would be foolish to keep waiting at the locked door then, because you can open the door right away. All you need to do is take the key you already have and open the door to get what you need.
In all my years as a Christian, especially when teaching in Bible schools and churches, I have met and talked with many Christians. One thing that I have repeatedly seen is that many Christians are waiting for something. They are waiting for a special message, as special meeting, or someone special to pray for them, so that they can overcome some situation or get what they need, to do what they see God wants them to do. The problem is that these people are waiting for something that they already have, but they just do not seem to know it.
Christianity is a relationship with God, based on what Jesus did for us. But do we really understand that, or are we waiting for something to happen to help us get what we need and do what we are supposed to do? Do we really understand 2 Peter 1:3, where it says that we have already been given all things that pertain to life and godliness? We need to know the truth of what Jesus did and take hold of it in faith to be partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). The real issue is not that we need to wait for something else to happen, but we need to act in faith on what God has already provided for us through Jesus.
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