Everything We Need

2 Peter 1:3-4 “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, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”

In a devotional on the Word of God, I read that in His wisdom and grace, God has seen to it that we have everything we need to produce “life and godliness.” This all-sufficient tool is, of course, the written Word of God, much of which came through the incarnate Word, Jesus Christ, who in turn claimed it came from God the Father. Furthermore, the written Word is the source of our faith and the only hope of salvation.

Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

This “Word” in which our faith is grounded is forever alive, “being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever”, and not to be altered, edited, or supplemented. Revelation 22:18-19 says. “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life”. Rather, we must live by the words of the Holy Bible: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God”.

To ensure that the “great and precious promises” regarding “life and godliness” are ours, we must believe, guard, and follow the teachings of this God-breathed Scripture. 2 Timothy 1:13 tells us, “Hold fast the form of sound words, which you have heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus”. It’s everything we need.