this jumped out at me
from my reading today:
As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life...so make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life...work hard to prove that you are really among those God has called and chosen. Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away. 2 Peter 1 NLTSo, as I read it, I have the promise of unlimited power to help me live the life that God has called me to, and I have the responsibility to apply that power/promise to my life. To fail to do so puts me in jeopardy of stumbling in my faith and/or falling away.
Hmmm...that's something to chew on today.
On a sidenote, the NLT from BibleGateway.com doesn't match the NLT in my backpack. I wonder why that is...ok, just found it--the Metal Bible (which, according to the description, has the hippest cover ever!) is copyright 1996, and the online is 2004. got it.
posted by Stacy @ 11/30/2007 10:57:00 AM
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2 Comments:
That is scary, and really puts "grace" in perspective. Sure, I can do nothing good on my own; But I'm not on my own anymore, and that's grace.
Hey Mav, the grace of God is a mystery to me. I am truly needy...
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