Everything We Need
“His
divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our
knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3
We recently packed for a weeklong trip
that included a variety of activities.
There was much to pull out, sort through and organize, let alone try and
pack. We had two cars filled with what
we anticipated we might need. We had
clothes from formal to casual. There was
food we had packed for feeding our houseguests.
Summer at the beach can bring a breeze at night, and so we packed
sweaters just in case. It was a
beautiful week in many ways and I can safely report that we did not over pack.
Thankfully we had space – spiritual
space – for the Lord Jesus Christ and His divine power, as Peter refers to it
in this passage. We had prayed long and
hard and regularly invited Jesus into this week. This verse gives such reassurance to us –
that the Lord’s divine power – His dunamis – gives us and those we are praying
for – everything needed for life and godliness through our knowledge of
Him. Such knowledge is not “head
knowledge” it is “heart knowledge.”
The verse continues on to state that
it was the Lord who called us. Long
before we began calling out to Him in our prayers, He had called us and called
out to us. He did so by His own glory
and goodness. What a divine calling
indeed!
The weeklong trip brought so many
answers to prayer that I cannot count them all.
We witnessed miracles, we saw God’s hand at work in situations, and we
caught a glimpse of His glory and tasted His goodness.
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