2 Peter 1:4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. v.5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises....
This really caught my attention - make every effort to respond to God's promises. Every effort, not just a half hearted, well maybe I will maybe I wont. response. No, it's a strong word from Peter to us all. He's encouraging us to go all out, to not just discover the promises, but to wholeheartedly respond and say "Yes Lord, I know You've said that's for me, so I believe it and I receive it."
He calls them great and precious promises. They're precious because they were bought and paid for by Jesus shedding His blood on the cross for us, so we could have them. How sad if we don't bother to accept what He paid such a high price for, to give us. They're great because we'll be able to share in God's own nature if we respond. How amazing is that and it's for all believers, not just a few.
The Holy Spirit is trying to help us here, helping us to realise what is at our fingertips, for our great benefit and He tells us all the promises of God are Yes and Amen in Jesus. (2 Corinthians 1:20)
Maybe it's time to search out, not just the old promises we're familiar with, but to discover some new promises and make every effort to respond to them. I know we wont regret it.😊
I found the following PROMISES link which I pray will help and encourage us.
https://crosslakeefc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/365-PROMISES.pdf
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