- Moral excellence
- Knowledge
- Self-control
- Perseverance
- Godliness
- Brotherly kindness
- Love
We should make every effort to increase in our knowledge of God's character and His will. This requires diligent study, setting aside time to be in His Word. We should be after the pursuit of truth in the Word of God.
We should make every effort to hold ourselves in, to strengthen our power of self-control. (It begins with how we think...)
We should make every effort to enlarge our capacity for patience in doing what is right, not giving into temptation, to have steadfast endurance under adversity. We want to be willing to die before we give in. Perseverance is a virtue that can endure with vibrant hope, when the mind is set with an eternal perspective.
We should make every effort to live reverently, loyally, and obediently toward God. We want to make every effort to develop a heart for God.
We should make every effort to grow warm in our affection for fellow believers, to be concerned for other's needs.
We should make every effort to exercise "you before me" love, sacrificial love, the love of the will.
These qualities are not merely to be possessed but are to be held in increasing measure. There is to be a growth in grace on our part. If these things have stopped becoming our earnest concern, we have forgotten the beauty of the Lord Jesus Himself. We have forgotten the joy of being forgiven. If the flame of effort is on low or has grown cold, we can ignite it by setting our minds on Him. He loves us with lavish grace...we should love Him with maximum effort. Go all out for Him!
2 Peter 1:11 - "For in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you."
2 comments:
I really enjoyed your uplifting post. It is well written regarding what our Lord says about helping each other for the Glory of God. God bless, Lloyd
Thanks, Lloyd. Something we need to be reminded of from time to time...and even Peter mentioned that in this letter. :)
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