Re:Verse passage – 2 Peter 1:1-4 (day two)
To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: v. 1b
I am reading a devotional that includes poetry, song, scripture, and wisdom from great men and women of faith. I love the heart of George Herbert. This is a portion of “The Authour’s Prayer Before Sermon”
Thou hast exalted thy
mercy above all things; and hast made our salvation, not our
punishment, thy glory: so that then where sin abounded,
not death, but grace superabounded; accordingly, when we
had sinned beyond any help in heaven or earth, then thou
saidest, Lo, I come! then did the Lord of life, unable of him-
selfe to die, contrive to do it. He took flesh, he wept, he
died; for his enemies he died; even for those that derided
him then, and still despise him. Blessed Saviour! many
waters could not quencn thy love! nor no pit overwhelme it.
But though the streams of thy bloud were currant through
darknesse, grave, and hell; yet by these thy conflicts, and
seemingly hazards, didst thou arise triumphant, and therein
mad’st us victorious.
The faith that we have received from Jesus came at great personal cost to him, but his victory over death was also our hope of salvation. We must continue to walk in the honor of his victory. We did nothing to earn or deserve it, but by his mercy we are able to partake in it. Thanks be to God.
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Amen – thank you for that reminder to focus on all we have been given; not on what we think we lack.
“Praise GOD from whom all blessings flow…..🙌🏻