2 Peter 1 – Reminder




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Summary: <p class="chapter-1"><strong>Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in 2 Peter 1. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/2-peter-1/.</strong></p> <p class="chapter-1"><span class="text 2Pet-1-1"><span class="chapternum">1 </span>Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,</span></p> <p><span class="text 2Pet-1-1">To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:</span></p> <p><span id="en-ESV-30465" class="text 2Pet-1-2"><sup class="versenum">2 </sup>May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.</span></p> <p><span class="text 2Pet-1-3"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,</span> <span id="en-ESV-30467" class="text 2Pet-1-4"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30468" class="text 2Pet-1-5"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup>For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,</span> <span id="en-ESV-30469" class="text 2Pet-1-6"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,</span> <span id="en-ESV-30470" class="text 2Pet-1-7"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30471" class="text 2Pet-1-8"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30472" class="text 2Pet-1-9"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30473" class="text 2Pet-1-10"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>Therefore, brothers,be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30474" class="text 2Pet-1-11"><sup class="versenum">11 </sup>For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.</span></p> <p><span id="en-ESV-30475" class="text 2Pet-1-12"><sup class="versenum">12 </sup>Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30476" class="text 2Pet-1-13"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder,</span> <span id="en-ESV-30477" class="text 2Pet-1-14"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30478" class="text 2Pet-1-15"><sup class="versenum">15 </sup>And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.</span></p> <p><span class="text 2Pet-1-16"><sup class="versenum">16 </sup>For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30480" class="text 2Pet-1-17"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with w</span></p>