2 Peter 1:2-11
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as His divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But he that lacks these things still remains blinded, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Therefore rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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Behold, an open door is before you. Be of good courage and enter through. For just as the Lord is strategically positioning you for the next level of His plan, others are also being led into their respective places -- some are already in their position just a little ahead of us, some are reassigned, while others are yet to be positioned. And when the time comes, we shall see the next move of God gradually unfold through the passing of the appointed seasons and times.
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as His divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But he that lacks these things still remains blinded, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Therefore rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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Behold, an open door is before you. Be of good courage and enter through. For just as the Lord is strategically positioning you for the next level of His plan, others are also being led into their respective places -- some are already in their position just a little ahead of us, some are reassigned, while others are yet to be positioned. And when the time comes, we shall see the next move of God gradually unfold through the passing of the appointed seasons and times.
But for now, let us endure and bear the pains -- like a woman who is about to give birth of her first child. There is not a single tear that fell from our eyes that the Lord failed to notice and gather. Let us be patient, this season will bring a harvest that we will need for the next seasons that will follow.
