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Peter 1:4 Through
these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through
them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in
the world caused by evil desires.
This is an
awesome verse of scripture to consider and meditate on. As Christians we have a
arsenal of powerful promises from God’s own heart. If we know the will of God
for us based on His own expressed word, we have a platform and foundation to
not only fight from, but to also WIN day in and day out against the attacks of
the enemy. The verse says that these promises are first of all GREAT. They are
great because the Word of God according to Hebrews
4:12 is quick and powerful, active and alive. What a potential there is in
yielding this battle sword against an enemy who has nothing but lies and empty
accusations. The second thing is that these promises from the scripture are
PRECIOUS. The definition of precious is an
object, substance, or resource of great value; not to be wasted or treated
carelessly. When we hold the promises of God into our heart and use them as the
Lord intends, we will use them don’t waste the precious resources that Christ
has given us.
This verse of scripture gives us insight into
how we are supposed to live in the light of God. We are not only students of
the divine nature of God, but should be participants in that nature. The Lord
has endowed us with the ability to live on a different plane of existence than
the rest of the world. So many times we offer the excuse that we are “only
human”. Well, the truth is we are more
than human after we receive the person of Jesus Christ. His power and divine
nature become available to us to live “in Christ”. We are not only privileged
to the power of God to save us from eternal hell, we can be recipients of the
power to be set free from the bondages of the enemy that cause us hell here on
earth. We can escape the corruption of the world caused by the evil desires and
fleshly decay that exists. Knowing that the word has promises is not enough to
give us victory. We have to make a choice to appropriate the promises into our
unique situations and walk in the faith and assurance that God’s word is the
last word on any situation.
We can’t just have a “casual” relationship with
the word of God if we are to have the victory. These precious promises are
resources that are wasted by Christians on a massive scale everyday. Anytime we
yield to the lies of Satan, we are guilty of being careless of the word He has
entrusted to us. We need to put some effort forward to being spiritually
responsible to use the word of God to its full benefit in our lives. The entire
book of Psalm 119 is dedicated to encouraging the believer to have a right
relationship with God’s word. Two of the verses that immediately come to mind
are Psalm
119:11 and Psalm
119:105. Verse 11 tells us if we hide the word in our hearts we will be
protected from the impulse to sin against God. We hide that word through
meditation and transforming our minds through exposure to the promises of God.
Verse 105 tells us that the word will enlighten the path in which we should
walk. Every day we come to crossroads that give us a choice to move in the
right direction or the wrong path. An intimate relationship with the promises
of God will give us the ability to always choose the right path.
How many precious promises are there in the
Word of God? Herbert Lockyer wrote a book called “All the Promises of the Bible”
and his list claims almost 8,000 great and precious promises just for us.
Let’s make a commitment to not waste one of those promises in our lives. It will make a difference. Just sayin’…
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