PURSUE KNOWLEDGE!​​ – 2 Peter 1:5-7 Devotional by Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

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2 Peter 1:5-7

“But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self control, to self control, perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.”

Pride takes many forms. One of these is self-confidence.

We often believe we know what is right without taking the time to seek God‘s will and purpose for our actions.

Since the garden of Eden humans have listened to the whispers of Satan telling them they are able to make their own decisions without listening to God. The human mind is remarkable, but when it comes to knowing the right choices, we are at a loss.

We might agree that salvation of obtained by grace through faith. We follow that step by trying to live a virtuous life Peter, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, says that after virtue we are to seek knowledge That is what Solomon asked for when he became king of Israel following the death of his father David.

All through his reign, as well as the reign of the other leaders before and after, when they ask God for wisdom, God answered. When they acted in their own instincts, they failed.

The great question confronting each of us is whether we will accept God‘s knowledge as revealed in the Bible, or rely on our own abilities.

I choose to trust in the Lord and find godly knowledge.

Blessings dear hearts, walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil