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.
2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV
With a Promise
In the summer of 1953, the Canadian government relocated seven Inuit families from Northern Quebec to the High Arctic. They were promised an abundance of game and fish, with the assurance that if things didn’t work out, they could return home after two years. Two years later, another 35 people joined them. There they suffered from hunger, extreme cold, sickness, alcoholism and poverty. It would be thirty years before any of them saw their ancestral lands again.
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Human beings are not known to be keepers of promises. Too often we let loved ones and colleagues down by not following through on what we say we will do. Those who do tend to keep their promises are respected and appreciated. The Bible introduces us to a God who is a promise maker, and by nature He is a promise keeper. You can fully trust that what He promises in His Word will come to pass. This includes the promises He makes to redeem us and bring us to spiritual maturity. The apostle writes this in 2 Peter 1:3-4: “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.” Jesus wants you to thrive spiritually. Jesus promised that He would send the Holy Spirit to fill us and perfect us. He kept that promise and every other promise we need to become more and more the person that our Redeemer wants us to be.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley