Re:Verse passage – 2 Peter 1:1-4 (day three)
…you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
Lust, often sexualized in common usage, refers to any desire having the quality of a craving that eclipses all concern for the well-being of others. Power, pleasure, position, possessions – one treasures these things as the means to connection, safety, security. And eventually one sees them as synonymous with connection, safety, and security. Because they appear to be rare, they must be forcefully obtained at any cost before someone else finds them and leaves you with nothing. Such a world is zero-sum by nature, and you are the only one who will look out for you. Peter found a different life – heaven’s life – in which connection, safety, and security never cease no matter the circumstances. Jesus taught Peter to live as he lives – eternally.
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