All Things That Pertain Unto Life…

March 5, 2023

By his divine power, God has given unto us that constitute godly living. It comes

through the knowledge of Him and the Lordship of Christ Jesus. Through them, and

by the Holy Spirit, we are given exceeding, great, and precious promises so that we

might be partakers of the divine knowledge to the degree that we escape the

corruption of the world. So that we can, with this knowledge, ‘be in the world

without living like the world.’ Our success in this effort depends upon our math

skills as we add faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly

kindness, and love. All these are divine traits that we can copy from Christ, our

redeemer, as we imitate his example while here on earth. Making us worthwhile,

beneficial, and a blessing; but if we lack these traits, we are useless to both God and

man. Like salt that has lost its saving power, we will be cast out. We have no vison

and have forgotten our first love and who it was that purged us from our past sins.

Jesus who was once precious in our sight is now bloodied by us all over again. The

grace of our Lord yet abides and repentance is available. Therefore, we need to

become more diligent; making our calling and our election sure. Following these

and enlarging upon each of these character traits will guarantee that we shall never

fall ( 2 Peter 1:10 ). For us to neglect growth is to stagnate and die, but to be ever

growing, just as Jesus himself did ( LK. 2:52 ), provides us an entrance into

everlasting life which will be more glorious than we can think or imagine. By being

aware of this obvious truth, we can make no excuse for continuing in sin. It hurts

and destroys both those who engage and those look for a Christ-like example to

imitate. Therefore, let us be like Paul who said to Timothy, “Follow me as I follow

Christ.” Our objective then should be to endure hardness as good soldier of Christ.

Falling and not getting up is a fair description of death. So, you and I need always

to repent and rise to walk in newness of life.

Kenneth E. Morrison