WISDOM WEDNESDAY
Vol. 1 Issue 1 - 2-23-22
"But grown in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
- II Peter 3:18
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Greetings Church,
The Lord has put on my heart to share with you a midweek reflection upon the Word of God. The purpose is to challenge our thinking and stretch our faith, so that we accomplish two things:
1. That we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thus applying Peter's admonition as he brings to a close his second letter.
2. That we look into the Word so that we see and understand its purpose for the dailiness of our lives bringing Paul's teaching in II Corinthians 3:18 into focus: "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."
These verses address the expected transformation that takes place when we have Christ at center in our lives. They teach us that sound doctrine brings that change so that we are reflecting more and more each day the glory of the Father through the Son by the Spirit in our lives. When we put our trust in Christ, namely turn to the Lord, as Paul puts it in II Corinthians 3:16, the veil is removed so that we can see the truth of God's glory in Christ. This sight gives us a vision to see the truth of what God is doing in our lives. This sight or understanding is brought about by trusting in the doctrine presented in the Word.
This pursuit takes place in trusting Christ daily and not trusting our own thinking. Proverbs 3:5,6 speaks directly to this reality: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Our paths or our walk with the Lord is not something we pursue once a week on Sunday but daily and each moment of the day. The change that is brought is called holiness.
Holiness has a standard for which we are called into obedience that comes from the Father. He has displayed this in the Son and we are to follow. I Peter 1:14-16 states, "As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am holy.' "
In our world being a holy Christian will be more difficult if we do not pursue growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This growth is essential to living a holy life and making an impact upon the world and people in our spheres of influence. It is my prayer that we all long to grow in Jesus and witness the transforming power of His grace in our hearts and lives. May we be ever faithful to let that power be real and personal in the dailiness of our lives.
Blessings,
PBS
1. That we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thus applying Peter's admonition as he brings to a close his second letter.
2. That we look into the Word so that we see and understand its purpose for the dailiness of our lives bringing Paul's teaching in II Corinthians 3:18 into focus: "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."
These verses address the expected transformation that takes place when we have Christ at center in our lives. They teach us that sound doctrine brings that change so that we are reflecting more and more each day the glory of the Father through the Son by the Spirit in our lives. When we put our trust in Christ, namely turn to the Lord, as Paul puts it in II Corinthians 3:16, the veil is removed so that we can see the truth of God's glory in Christ. This sight gives us a vision to see the truth of what God is doing in our lives. This sight or understanding is brought about by trusting in the doctrine presented in the Word.
This pursuit takes place in trusting Christ daily and not trusting our own thinking. Proverbs 3:5,6 speaks directly to this reality: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Our paths or our walk with the Lord is not something we pursue once a week on Sunday but daily and each moment of the day. The change that is brought is called holiness.
Holiness has a standard for which we are called into obedience that comes from the Father. He has displayed this in the Son and we are to follow. I Peter 1:14-16 states, "As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am holy.' "
In our world being a holy Christian will be more difficult if we do not pursue growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This growth is essential to living a holy life and making an impact upon the world and people in our spheres of influence. It is my prayer that we all long to grow in Jesus and witness the transforming power of His grace in our hearts and lives. May we be ever faithful to let that power be real and personal in the dailiness of our lives.
Blessings,
PBS
