MORE AND MORE ABOUT JESUS

 

MORE AND MORE OF JESUS

II Peter 1:3-4 As we know Jesus better, his divine power has given us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness. And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.  NLT

       The more we get to know Jesus, the more power from Him we are able to tap into to live godly lives. Make no bones about it, without Jesus living in control of us, we have no chance at all of being godly people. It is His desire to give us all that we need so that we can be filled with His glory and goodness.

       We are to receive HIS glory and goodness, not our own. Whatever we or anyone else may think about us, it is meaningless compared to the glory and goodness of Christ. We are to be about Him and not about ourselves. We have nothing to boast about and no goodness within us, apart from Christ.

       The more we get to know Jesus, the more comfortable and confident we become with His promises. His promises are rich and wonderful, sufficient to meet our every need on our life's journey. The more we base our living on His promises, the more we are able to live in victory and not succumb to the evil desires warring within us because of our sinful nature.

       My prayer for you is that you will desire more and more of Jesus. Satan wants you to be content with less of Jesus than you can have or be satisfied with what you now have of Jesus. He wants you to not pursue Christ and to not stand on His promises. He wants to curb your appetite for Jesus.

"Lord, whet the appetite of all who are reading this devotional today for you. Lord, increase our desire for you. Lord, may your Word come alive for us and cause us to have an increasing desire to know you more. In Your name, I pray. In Jesus’ name.  Amen."