I realized I haven't written a lot in a long time. I have the thoughts and desire...often thinking, "I should write that in my blog." But alas, often I don't find the extra scrap of time. And...I'm always in pain. My knee is hurting badly. It has been off and on for longer than the 4 months since I had surgery. In fact, I can't remember the last time it didn't hurt. I think I was able to walk almost with pain at some point in my life...but it's hard to recollect at the moment. Yesterday the Lord gave me such a great passage of Scripture. There I was, waiting for Hanna and Maggie to audition for the orchestra, and I opened my Bible somewhat randomly. It opened to 2 Peter and I read verses 3-4:
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
Chew on that for a while! His divine power (and I had already intended to start a study on the Holy Spirit this week) had given me EVERYTHING...He called me to his own glory and excellence...He's given me great and precious promises...I may partake in the divine nature...I have escaped from the corruption because of sinful desire. I was greatly encouraged. I can only praise God that he continues to lavish Himself, His power, His glory and excellence, His divine nature, His righteousness, on ME...a sinful wretch, a total mess, nobody of any consequence except by His grace and mercy. Salvation is found in no one else for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). He who knew no sin became sin so that we could become the righteousness of God (2 Cor. 5:21)! His divine power has given us everything for life and godliness!
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