…you may be partakers of the
divine nature… —2 Peter 1:4
{CHAMBERS} “We are made
“partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature
through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human
nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of
recognizing God’s provision for us. We say, however, “Oh, I can’t afford it.”
One of the worst lies is wrapped up in that statement. We talk as if our
heavenly Father has cut us off without a penny! We think it is a sign of true
humility to say at the end of the day, “Well, I just barely got by today, but
it was a severe struggle.” And yet all of Almighty God is ours in the Lord
Jesus! […] Does it really matter that our circumstances are difficult? Why
shouldn’t they be! If we give way to self-pity and indulge in the luxury of
misery, we remove God’s riches from our lives and hinder others from entering
into His provision. No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it
removes God from the throne of our lives, replacing Him with our own
self-interests. It causes us to open our mouths only to complain, and we simply
become spiritual sponges— always absorbing, never giving, and never being
satisfied. And there is nothing lovely or generous about our lives.”
{ELGIN} We decide on the sufficiency of God’s provision based upon
our measure of what it takes for put our mind at ease and to maintain a level
of comfort that we desire. It really has
nothing to do with dependence upon God and His sufficiency. (James
4:2-3) “You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot
get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not
ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives,
that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” Jesus said to pray like
this “give us this day our daily bread”.
In other words .. Father give me enough and I will be thankful for what
I have and not resentful or anxious because of what I don’t have. Right now I pay more for monthly cell phone
service than most people in Haiti make in several months. There is a tendency for people to look at
what is wrong and not what is right .. they are never content or happy. There is a tendency for people, those whose old nature rules in their lives, to never be satisfied with what they have but are always seeking
more – better – bigger – newer. The flesh is never content or satisfied. Friend keep your
eyes on Jesus. Turn your heart toward
God. Strip away everything that hinders
you from following Jesus and living for the Father’s glory.
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