What does it truly mean to enter the kingdom of God? This powerful exploration of 2 Peter 1 reveals that while salvation qualifies us for the kingdom, our entrance into its fullness is progressive and conditional upon our response. We discover that God has lavishly supplied everything we need—His divine power, the knowledge of Him, His glory and goodness, and exceeding great promises—all designed to make us partakers of His divine nature. Yet here's the transformative truth: God requires our partnership. We're called to 'add to our faith' with all diligence, building upon our initial belief with virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. This isn't about earning salvation but about actively participating in kingdom life. The Greek word 'epikhorēgeō' beautifully illustrates this—like a wealthy benefactor who underwrites an entire production, God backs our spiritual growth with unlimited resources. When we supply the effort to grow in these graces, God abundantly supplies our entrance into kingdom realities. This isn't just about heaven someday; it's about experiencing kingdom authority, power, and favor right now. The challenge confronts us: are we merely going through religious motions, or are we intentionally cultivating the character of Christ that grants us access to the very power and presence of God in this critical hour?
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What does it truly mean to enter the kingdom of God? This powerful exploration of 2 Peter 1 reveals that while salvation qualifies us for the kingdom, our entrance into its fullness is progressive and conditional upon our response. We discover that God has lavishly supplied everything we need—His divine power, the knowledge of Him, His glory and goodness, and exceeding great promises—all designed to make us partakers of His divine nature. Yet here's the transformative truth: God requires our partnership. We're called to 'add to our faith' with all diligence, building upon our initial belief with virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. This isn't about earning salvation but about actively participating in kingdom life. The Greek word 'epikhorēgeō' beautifully illustrates this—like a wealthy benefactor who underwrites an entire production, God backs our spiritual growth with unlimited resources. When we supply the effort to grow in these graces, God abundantly supplies our entrance into kingdom realities. This isn't just about heaven someday; it's about experiencing kingdom authority, power, and favor right now. The challenge confronts us: are we merely going through religious motions, or are we intentionally cultivating the character of Christ that grants us access to the very power and presence of God in this critical hour?
One of the greatest attributes we could have is humility. We must continue being the clay that God can form, trusting him throughout whatever is happening in our lives. In our walk with God our losses often precede the gain of that which He has for us and thus we should celebrate such losses. We often only see our limitations, but God sees our unending elevations. If you want the power of the Holy Spirit in your life, you have to give God your will to get God’s demands on your life. At creation God kept putting demands upon himself to create more and more and since we are created in his image, we should never get satisfied or complacent with where we are in God, but keep demanding more, for there is so much more. This is the attitude that solicits constant angelic co-operation and help. Keep the promises you have made to God with commitment, dedication and fearless willingness to adjust your life according to his will and He will take you to the next level of the fire. When we do not use what God gave us by answering to his demand on our lives, we will start to worship that gift, instead of worshipping him. God demands a return on the investment which He made by sending Jesus to the earth and that return is a harvest of sons and daughters. We judge our relationship with God, not by how much money He gives us, but by what we can do for him, because we love him. Love is not just words but requires actions. Our roots are in whatever we love, and our trust and provision is rooted in God, not in possessing money. We are totally dependent upon one another to keep us from being self-reliant and our money is only a tool God has blessed us with for the sake of the Kingdom. God has demanded our lives for us to be sons of power and givers of God’s love, grace, mercy, and blessing. God’s demand on our lives is to do greater works than what Jesus did.
John Wasserman Podcast
What does it truly mean to enter the kingdom of God? This powerful exploration of 2 Peter 1 reveals that while salvation qualifies us for the kingdom, our entrance into its fullness is progressive and conditional upon our response. We discover that God has lavishly supplied everything we need—His divine power, the knowledge of Him, His glory and goodness, and exceeding great promises—all designed to make us partakers of His divine nature. Yet here's the transformative truth: God requires our partnership. We're called to 'add to our faith' with all diligence, building upon our initial belief with virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. This isn't about earning salvation but about actively participating in kingdom life. The Greek word 'epikhorēgeō' beautifully illustrates this—like a wealthy benefactor who underwrites an entire production, God backs our spiritual growth with unlimited resources. When we supply the effort to grow in these graces, God abundantly supplies our entrance into kingdom realities. This isn't just about heaven someday; it's about experiencing kingdom authority, power, and favor right now. The challenge confronts us: are we merely going through religious motions, or are we intentionally cultivating the character of Christ that grants us access to the very power and presence of God in this critical hour?
