January 12
"...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,
by
which have been given to us
exceedingly great and precious
promises,
that through these you may
be partakers
of the divine nature, having ESCAPED the
corruption
that is in the world through lust."
2
Peter 1:3-4
Escape?
How?
We attain to this "through the knowledge of him."
There are two
ways to enter into this knowledge. First, by daily immersing
ourselves in the Scriptures which are the source of all this
knowledge, and second, by spending time
with him in prayer.
God has given us 24 hours each day. If
Jesus rose each morning and went aside to enter into prayer, how much
more do we need to? Yes, need. It can make all the difference in the
world.
"The morning prayer determines the day.
Squandered
time, succumbing to temptation,
weakness, lack of courage,
disorganization
and lack of discipline ...all often originate
in
neglect of morning prayer."
-Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
Become a partaker of the divine nature, and ESCAPE
the corruption that is in the world.
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