2 PETER
1:1-2:10a - God ‘has given us His
very great and precious promises’ (1:4). God has a great purpose for us.
He is preparing for us ‘a rich welcome into the eternal Kingdom of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ’ (11). The pathway to heavenly and eternal
glory is not an easy one. Often, we will be tempted to settle for being
‘ineffective and unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ’. There will be many distractions, drawing our attention away
from Christ. We must keep our eyes on Him if we are not to become ‘blind
and short-sighted’. We can so easily forget the most important thing -
we have been ‘cleansed from our old sins’. It is so important that we
keep looking to Christ, remembering what He has done for us and giving
thanks to Him (1:8-9). ‘The Lord’ will not fail us in our ‘trials’
(2:9). Let’s not fail Him!
2:10b-3:18 - ‘Grow’ in Christ
and give ‘glory’ to Him. Centred on ‘our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ’,
our life is filled with ‘grace’ and ‘glory’. From Him, we receive
‘grace’ - ‘From the fulness of His grace we have all received one
blessing after another’. From Him, we receive ‘glory’ - ‘I have given
them the glory that You gave Me’ (3:18; John 1:16; 17:22).
Where does this life of grace and glory begin? It begins with God. In
ourselves, there is sin. In Him, there is salvation. ‘He is patient with
us’. He waits for us to ‘come to repentance’. He shows us our sin so
that we might learn to look to our Saviour - ‘Godly sorrow brings
repentance that leads to salvation’ (3:9; 2 Corinthians 7:10). Turn to the Lord. Let it be real. Let Him lead you in His pathway - the pathway of grace and glory.
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