Cleansed From Their Past Sins
Simon Peter, a
servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who through
the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as
precious as ours:
Grace and peace be
yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
His
divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life 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, having escaped 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, mutual affection; and to mutual
affection, 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 whoever does not have
them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from
their past sins.
Therefore, my brothers
and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you
do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome
into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter
1:1-11
God wants us to
invest wisely in our spiritual future. Through the ups and downs of life’s
circumstances we should continually invest in our character. We are to have
faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness,
and love.
The future returns on
our investment in character will be godliness, fruitfulness in the knowledge of
Jesus Christ, assurance of our calling and victory over sin.
Now is
the time to invest in eternity.
Our Daily Bread –