The blessing part 5
Today we’re talking about the way that we begin operating in
the blessing. We will be studying 2
Peter 1:3-4. His divine power has given
us everything we need. We have to
remember that by God’s grace we don’t have to earn God’s favor by doing or not
doing certain things. What has He given
us these things for? For life (John
10:10) and Godliness (this is righteousness).
Remember, we receive these through faith, because they are from God and
not from us. Both of these things are
also a gift from God. How did we get
these? Through our knowledge of
God. We were called by God because of
His glory and goodness. It’s not about
us but about Him. We can either “feel”
blessed or we can know we’re blessed (which means it doesn’t matter whether we
feel blessed or not).
What is the reason we get the promises? So we may participate in the divine nature
and escape the corruption of the world. What
is corruption? What if we “corrupted”
apple pie by adding curry or chili powder?
We miss out on what God really
wants for us by doing what “sounds” right instead of God’s best. Corruption is subtly different from what God
has for us. There are four basic needs
we have: food, sleep, physical intimacy,
and the presence of God. All of these
are good desires, but they can be corrupted.
The desire for food can be corrupted by becoming the center or by being
a desire for the wrong kind of food. We
want to be as effective as we can be for Him.
God’s perfect plan is what we want to stay in. His blessing gives us what we need to choose
that over the way the world does it, which is corrupted.
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