“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Peter 1:4).
When we received the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and were thus born again, we were then made “partakers of the divine nature” and “escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” Nevertheless, we need, in our daily walk in this world, to be, in practice, “partakers of the divine nature” and thus escape “the corruption that is in the world through lust,” and this we do by God’s “exceeding great and precious promises” given to us in His Word. “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.” As we go continually to God’s Word for help, claiming His promises, we learn by experience that “all the promises of God in Him [Jesus Christ] are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” It is “through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue” that we have “given unto us exceeding great and precious promises.” Never be afraid, dearly beloved, to trust the promises “which God, that cannot lie,” promised.
God has given us great promises
For needs of each passing hour,
Guaranteed by Christ our Savior,
Who has been given all power.
Psa. 19:7-8; 2 Cor. 1:20; 2 Peter 1:3; Titus 1:2.