Good morning. Today we start with second Peter. I think I said before just how poetical this first chapter is. So many times things come in pairs. Peter is writing to those who have received a faith of the same kind as his. Apostles did not receive a different kind of faith than we did. It may be a lot stronger because they have exercised it. By the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. (we already have a few pairs). Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. We have everything we need through His divine power. Of course it wasn't to spend on our own pleasure; it was so that we could live a godly life. People say that they have a knowledge of Jesus; but too many times it is not a true knowledge based on the word of God. They try to make Jesus fit their own idea of what He should be like. It was by His glory and excellence that He granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Why did He grant us those promises – so that we could partake of His divine nature. That's what it is all about. It was not just to solve all of our problems, but to make us more like Jesus. Father thank You that the reader is a partaker of Your divine nature. He/she has all of the promises and power that he/she needs to live the Christian life. He/she is an excellent representative of You.

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