EVERYTHING

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (1 Peter 1:3-4)

Everything God has given us can and should be used for godliness and to grow us closer to godliness. How do we become godlier and do godly acts by using everything God has given us? We do it through knowing God who called us to be His children. God calls us by His glory and excellence.

Through these things, which can be tangible or intangible, like spiritual growth, mental understanding, and heart renewing, we have God’s precious and magnificent promises. We can see and experience God’s promises through His gifts of “everything” when we recognize that everything we have comes from Him. When we recognize this, we realize we are “partakers of the divine nature.”

Recognizing God’s hand in our receipt of what we have and are should lead us to gaze upon God, worship Him, and thank Him. Then it’ll cause us to grow into being more like Christ and using everything God has given us for His purposes so others will know about God and to give glory to God.

We can be partakers of God’s divine good gifts in everything He has and is giving us. We can escape the corruption of the world caused by evil desires because we are divine partakers of God’s gifts—everything—when we believe in Jesus and He saves us.

Be a partaker of God’s promises. Believe in Jesus and be saved.

Laughing in Praise

 

Read Genesis 21:1-7. Consider Abraham’s and Sarah’s ages when God fulfilled His promise to them of giving them a son. Upon Isaac’s birth, Sarah laughed.

Do you give up on God coming through for you as He promised? Do you have an idea on how He will fulfill His promise? It could be that God sees the fulfillment of His promise in a different way. 

Instead of expecting God to answer you prayers and His promises in a particular way, know God will fulfill them in the best way. His thoughts are higher than ours and His ways always come in the perfect way and at the perfect time. 

This year, hold onto God’s promises and continue to grow your relationship with Him through prayer. Expect He will intercede like He promised. Know He is faithful to Himself, His promises, and you. Have no boundaries in which you expect God to work in your life. 

God is boundless. He works in great and mysterious ways. When God answers your prayers and fulfills His promises, laugh in joy and surprise as Sarah did declaring the glories and faithfulness of God.