Here is today's verse. 2 Peter 1:2-3 "Grace and peace be multiplied
to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine
power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,"
I
have been learning about Grace and Peace lately. Grace being God giving
me the ability to do what He has called me to do, Peace being not at
enmity with God but rather His friend, on His team in the battle, not a
cessation from strife as we usually think. (I got these definitions from a
series of sermons I heard lately.)
I have been thinking a lot about what
it means to rest in God's Peace, to LET His peace reign in me. This
verse gives me another clue... "through the knowing of Him....
through an intimate and true knowledge of Him.
Out of old sermon notes
this morning I pulled this quote: I cannot make myself grow, I can only
create conditions that are conducive of growth." I think Knowing Him is
the cornerstone of creating those conditions for growth.
