Everything We Need!
"As His divine power has given to us all things that
pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge
of Him who called us by glory and virtue."
2 Peter 1: 3
Often, we gather what we think we need: everything we need to
begin life in college, everything we need to welcome a firstborn
child into our home, everything we need to get our children back
to school in September.
Invariably we discover we have forgotten something.
Try as we might, it’s hard to be fully prepared for life.
Or is it? The apostle Peter wrote that God has “given to us all things
that pertain to life and godliness.” That isn’t a guarantee that our check
list for every life circumstance will be perfectly completed. It does mean
that when it comes to living a godly life, we have everything we need in
Christ.
By knowing God through Christ, we have access to His character
and resources that abide in us. Paul characterized these traits in
Galatians 5:22-23 as the fruit of the
Spirit. Peter’s list includes faith,
virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly
kindness, and love (2 Peter 1:5-7).
Just as Christ lacked nothing in His life, we have
everything we need for our life through Him.
"Let God’s promises
shine on your problems."
Corrie ten Boom
