Reading:
2 Peter 1:1-4
First, what God says — because it matters far more and is very foundational to what I have to say…
- Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
- Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
- According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
- Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
I love the beginning of this book! I have attained to this faith because of and as a result of the righteousness and justice of Jesus. “My faith is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness” — I think that’s how the hymn goes. Well, this first verse of 2 Peter helps me see that my faith in Jesus comes from Jesus. Continue reading