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“Start Enjoying the Benefits of God's Divine Power Today”
Categories: Author: David Carrozza, Elder Articles
“His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,” 2 Peter 1:3
This short verse contains four powerful and foundational words that describe our God and Father and His marvelous gifts physically and spiritually. These words are: DIVINE POWER, LIFE and GODLINESS.
When we read this well-known passage from Peter as an inspired apostle, we read it [mostly I think] in spiritual terms. Jesus indeed leads us to this conclusion, “ I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10. And of course this includes eternal life promised through His death, burial and resurrection.
Sometimes though, I think we inadvertently overlook this amazing planet…earth that was created for mankind as well. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. A place planned, prepared purposed into which He placed us. Isn’t it interesting and beautiful itself that the first place God prepared and placed man was a garden. And he told man to tend it.
Paul reminds us that we are without excuse in denying the existence of God and his unimaginable power because the evidence is everywhere in creation. His “invisible attributes” are clearly seen by what is visible. And this includes us, at least it was intended to be so.
Albert Einstein once said, “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible" highlights the paradoxical nature of the universe's order and complexity. It suggests that the fact that we can understand and explain much of the universe's workings, despite its vastness and complexity, is itself a profound mystery, perhaps even a "miracle"
One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station [ISS] reflected on her experience being mesmerized while looking at the earth through the windows in the ISS observation station. She said paraphrasing, “The International Space Station (ISS) relies on several systems to maintain breathable air for astronauts, including oxygen generation and carbon dioxide removal. The station itself protects us from the vacuum of space and its un-survivable temperatures. Looking down at our planet you realize this “miraculous” blue ball provides us everything we need to live, grow and thrive all on its own.
The Psalmist wrote, “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men.” Psalms 115:16
Looking around at the beauty of spring in Tennessee, the revival and renewal of life, let’s be careful not to take this for granted. Let’s be sure and take time as they say, “To smell the roses” and let us do so with gratitude in our hearts and for the “praise of His glory.”
