Precious Promises

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…
2 Peter 1:4 ESV

If we are more careful to budget time for God’s word than to budget carefully for our money we will be far more sure of a great return on our investment.

Confessing the Truth

My mother always could tell when I was lying. I often invented some of the wildest excuses to avoid admitting the truth. Then she would cross her arms and look straight at me and say “Oh what a tangled web we weave.” Somewhere early on I decided it was way easier to fess up than to get punished first for my misdeed and then for lying.

The same is true with God. He already knows the truth so why do we have such a hard time confessing? Sometimes when we get caught in our own tangled web it is God’s loving discipline leading us the quickest way out of trouble and back to walk with Him.

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. Psalms 119:67 ESV