Receiving Through His Promises 2

2 Pet 1:4 (NLT) And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

Femi noticed that Dare was not growing spiritually, and he wondered why this was happening. They used to pray together and had many things in common. He later noticed that Dare was not very interested in the word of God, he was more interested in reading motivational books than reading and meditating on God’s word. He hardly read spiritual books, and he was never really dedicated to reading his Bible.

It is because of God’s great promises that we can become partakers of His divine nature. Christians who know these promises are more likely to walk in the divine nature than Christians who do not know these promises. We know God’s promises by hearing and meditating on His word. God’s word brings light into the dark places of our lives and empowers us to walk in His holiness (see Psa 119: 105, 9).

What makes your body grow is the food you eat. What makes your spirit grow is the word of God you receive and understand (see Matt 4:4).

Go into today remembering that spiritual growth never ends for the believer. You must continue to grow into the fullness of Christ and remain productive. One way this happens is as you feed your soul with the word of God and align with its righteousness each time you notice misalignment.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you grow into the fullness of the stature of Christ.

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