His divine power has given us
everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory
and goodness. Through
these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through
them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
For this very
reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness,
knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to
self-control, perseverance; and
to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual
affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess
these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being
ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ. II Peter 1:3-8
Fasting brings me face to face
with my greatest enemy. It forces me to
deal with the root cause of most of my problems. I suspect that all of us, if
we could be honest with ourselves, have the same problem. Self will.
I know what the Lord commands us
to do as Christians; To love the Lord with all our heart, mind
and soul and love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39). But
sometimes, when I know I need to do something, the first thought in my mind is
“I will do that when I finish what I want to do”. There it is again, Self Will. It isn’t always
something I need to do for someone else; it can be something in my life that is
not pleasing to God that I need to deal with.
We need to realize we are in a
spiritual battle. Read II Peter 1:3-8 again and see that God
has given us all the power to be successful in everything we are called to
do. We need to use what He has already
given to us.
Thank You, Father, that your divine power
has already given me everything I need for a godly life! Help me to grow in
knowledge and see past my self will to do Your will. Help me to reflect on the
things You desire to change in me, and help me to change.
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