lightfromtheworddevotional

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (28)

“As his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness… And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge…” – 2Peter 1:3, 5 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is a gift, but spiritual maturity is a responsibility. God imparts His life instantly,ContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (28)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (27)

“For if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” – 2Corinthians 5:17 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature inaugurates an entirely new creation. Salvation is not the improvement of the old life but the impartation of a new life in Christ.ContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (27)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (26)

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” – Romans 8:2 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature introduces a new governing principle into the believer’s life. No longer ruled by the law of sin and death, we now live under theContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (26)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (25)

“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.” – Colossians 3:10 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is expressed through the new man. The believer no longer lives from the identity of the old creation but from the life of the new creationContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (25)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (24)

“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature…” – 2Peter 1:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: The promises of God are not merely words to admire; they are channels through which believers grow in the practical experience of the divine nature. When Peter speaksContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (24)”

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (23)

“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” – Ephesians 1:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: The divine nature is not an afterthought in God’s plan. Before the world began, the Father purposed that those who are in ChristContinueContinue reading “PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (23)”