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Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as 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, [/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Imagine if God were to visit you in a dream tonight and ask you what He could do for you. What would you say to Him? Would you ask Him to give you a deeper knowledge of Jesus our Lord?
God’s Word tells us that when you receive revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, it will cause grace and peace to be multiplied in your life. It will cause you to receive all things that pertain to life and godliness.
What is grace? It is the unmerited, unearned and undeserved favor of God shown to us. There is nothing we can do to earn God’s grace. But the more we learn of the beauty and love of our Lord Jesus, the more we see His perfect work on the cross, and the more we position ourselves to receive a multiplication of God’s grace in our lives.
The verse says that peace too, is multiplied to us through the knowledge of Jesus our Lord. The peace of God sets our hearts free from fear, stress, worries, anxieties and cares. Wouldn’t you want to have the peace of God presiding over your heart always?
God’s divine power has given us all things that pertain not just to godliness, but to life as well. Wouldn’t you say that health, money, a good job and a nice home for your family pertain to life? Well, all these things and everything else which God has already given is released to you through the knowledge of Jesus our Lord.
So let’s ask God every day, “Father, give me wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus.” For to know Jesus is to have grace and peace multiplied to us. To know Jesus is to receive all things pertaining to life and godliness!
taken from todays Destined to Reign devotional by Pastor Joseph Prince
The thing is., most Christians don't believe God has given us ALL things pertaining to life and godliness. Instead, they look around at the sadness of the world and focus on those things we are admonished not to focus on and give more weight to. Most people listen to the CNN reports and are filled with the news of the world and give more weight to that, than they do the reality of God's promises.
So., when we do not believe His word or give weight to it, we do not see it's revelation in our lives. Faith means taking God at His Word and trusting Him to come through with what He says. Looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. Do we want to be like Jesus? To love others the way He loves us? Can we do this in our own strength? nope. We love Him because He first loved us...
Do we need a job to live and support ourselves? Do we need money to pay our bills? Do we want to take care of our families? Do we want to stay healthy and keep our children and loved ones healthy? Do we want our lives to reflect Jesus? Do we want to go to a Bible preaching church? The answer to most of these questions would be a yes., and most of us are seeking to do these things today in our daily life.
Each person here on CC has a computer and internet access. The very idea so many Christians have about holiness is being in a hut with some bread and water and a Bible. Yet again, the truth is we are all using the internet and have computers. Many have families...a home...a job... How did we get these things? God gave them to us as we worked and were responsible adults.
If some Christians have more than others that is not for us to judge their heart and life. We do not know the struggles when these brothers and sisters began their ministries. We were not there when the seed was planted.... we were not there with them in their struggles but the Lord was. We didn't see the small plants from those seeds that were planted. But we do see now the HUGE fruits of what was first a small seed. And now many people find a place to complain and judge. Jumping on the band wagon of the world judging heart motives and assigning guilt on fellow believers where God has not.
If you want to be blessed, believe God for it. Don't get mad when others do believe God and have been blessed abundantly above what they could have asked or thought or dreamed of.
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Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as 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, [/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3, align: left"] Imagine if God were to visit you in a dream tonight and ask you what He could do for you. What would you say to Him? Would you ask Him to give you a deeper knowledge of Jesus our Lord?
God’s Word tells us that when you receive revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, it will cause grace and peace to be multiplied in your life. It will cause you to receive all things that pertain to life and godliness.
What is grace? It is the unmerited, unearned and undeserved favor of God shown to us. There is nothing we can do to earn God’s grace. But the more we learn of the beauty and love of our Lord Jesus, the more we see His perfect work on the cross, and the more we position ourselves to receive a multiplication of God’s grace in our lives.
The verse says that peace too, is multiplied to us through the knowledge of Jesus our Lord. The peace of God sets our hearts free from fear, stress, worries, anxieties and cares. Wouldn’t you want to have the peace of God presiding over your heart always?
God’s divine power has given us all things that pertain not just to godliness, but to life as well. Wouldn’t you say that health, money, a good job and a nice home for your family pertain to life? Well, all these things and everything else which God has already given is released to you through the knowledge of Jesus our Lord.
So let’s ask God every day, “Father, give me wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus.” For to know Jesus is to have grace and peace multiplied to us. To know Jesus is to receive all things pertaining to life and godliness!
taken from todays Destined to Reign devotional by Pastor Joseph Prince
The thing is., most Christians don't believe God has given us ALL things pertaining to life and godliness. Instead, they look around at the sadness of the world and focus on those things we are admonished not to focus on and give more weight to. Most people listen to the CNN reports and are filled with the news of the world and give more weight to that, than they do the reality of God's promises.
So., when we do not believe His word or give weight to it, we do not see it's revelation in our lives. Faith means taking God at His Word and trusting Him to come through with what He says. Looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. Do we want to be like Jesus? To love others the way He loves us? Can we do this in our own strength? nope. We love Him because He first loved us...
Do we need a job to live and support ourselves? Do we need money to pay our bills? Do we want to take care of our families? Do we want to stay healthy and keep our children and loved ones healthy? Do we want our lives to reflect Jesus? Do we want to go to a Bible preaching church? The answer to most of these questions would be a yes., and most of us are seeking to do these things today in our daily life.
Each person here on CC has a computer and internet access. The very idea so many Christians have about holiness is being in a hut with some bread and water and a Bible. Yet again, the truth is we are all using the internet and have computers. Many have families...a home...a job... How did we get these things? God gave them to us as we worked and were responsible adults.
If some Christians have more than others that is not for us to judge their heart and life. We do not know the struggles when these brothers and sisters began their ministries. We were not there when the seed was planted.... we were not there with them in their struggles but the Lord was. We didn't see the small plants from those seeds that were planted. But we do see now the HUGE fruits of what was first a small seed. And now many people find a place to complain and judge. Jumping on the band wagon of the world judging heart motives and assigning guilt on fellow believers where God has not.
If you want to be blessed, believe God for it. Don't get mad when others do believe God and have been blessed abundantly above what they could have asked or thought or dreamed of.
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