2 Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
God's promises are amazing and true. They are the very words of God that hold me together each and every day. But as James MacDonald has said, "God's promises aren't great until we need them. They're not precious until their proven.
Until we put all of our weight on them and they hold us up, we don't get it. But test them and they'll always prove true. God's promises become true when we activate them by faith. Faith is what moves God's promises from your head to your heart. It's not enough to know something, you've got to put it into real life." All week this has been my theme, "put your faith into action". If I want to experience God's promises, If I want to see them come to life I must put them into action. But I can't know what they are if I don't spend time finding out what they are from God's Word. And I can't possibly understand them until I see them in action in my life. That is why it is so vital to spend time with God, that is why it's so crucial to stop and take time to deepen my relationship with God. Because when the temptations come, when the tough times come if I have not pursued God then I will fall prey to every lie of Satan and I will not experience the promises of God. Today I long to know God more and to see His promises unfold in my life so that I might serve Him more faithfully.
Father you are great, your promises are awesome and true. May I lean on those promises today as I face whatever may come my way.
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