His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. (ESV).
Michael Spencer has a great meditation on this verse at Jesus Shaped Spirituality
It’s sad to see Christians acting as if God must be made to notice us; that he must be somehow motivated to give us all that help that we actually don’t have, and won’t have if we don’t find out the secret principles or the official secrets or the mysterious outpourings.The Gospel is not about what we do for God, but about what He has already done for us! We seek God, not to motivate Him to act on our behalf, but in response to what He has already done in Christ.
He has given us everything we need for life and godliness. Now, look around you at the Christians you know. Listen to the sermons you hear. Get the feel of the kind of God and message that are coming into your life from the Christians around here.
Do they believe and practice a kind of Christianity that says “We aren’t trying to get God to give us what we need to live the life. We have what we need. Now it’s time to LIVE THE LIFE?”
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