Eyewitness To His Majesty
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. 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.
For this very reason,
make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to
perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly
kindness, love. 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. But if anyone does not have
them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed
from his past sins.
Therefore, my
brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if
you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome
into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
So I
will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are
firmly established in the truth you now have. I think it is right to refresh
your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, because I know that I
will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. And I
will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able
to remember these things.
We did not follow
cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 1:3-16
We
all have heard of the books C.S. Lewis wrote. The stories are of a great king
who died and rose again to break the power of evil. In his books, the story is
dismissed as a fairy tale. However, it is later discovered that the ancient
story was true. It was true 2,000 years ago, and is true today.
We
can be assured that the biblical account of the King of kings is an accurate
historical record.
In a changing world you can trust God’s unchanging Word.
Our Daily Bread –