Life, Godliness, and All Things
His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who has called us by His own glory and excellence,
- 2 Peter 1:3
Certain words we read in the Bible tend to have a greater impact than others. Words such as redemption, sacrifice, baptism – all these concepts have significant meaning to us as believers.
However, there are other words that are just as meaningful that we tend to overlook. One of them is the word all. All means that nothing is left out—that no one is left behind—no disease is left unhealed—no debt left unpaid. All means all.
This verse tells us that God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. When we read past the word all we tend to forget just how complete the work of redemption really is. There is nothing that God has forgotten when it comes to providing for us. Jesus didn’t do an incomplete job of redeeming us when He died on the cross. He didn’t take on the shame of the cross to leave you and I bound – He paid it all!
Isaiah 53:5 foretold the extent of the punishment Jesus would endure on our behalf. He was wounded for our transgressions—His open wounds covered our open sin. He was bruised for our iniquities—He was wounded inwardly for the condition of our hearts apart from Him. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, meaning that He endured suffering for the state of our tormented souls (mind, will, and emotions). Finally, Isaiah tells us that with His stripes we are healed, which refers to all types of physical healing.
His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. We are called to be living, breathing, walking, speaking examples of His own glory and excellence, which will show those around us the completeness and the thoroughness of the work of Calvary.
Holy Spirit, keep me pure and holy. Help me to abstain from all immorality. Seal me with your purity. Amen.
Further Reading
- Philippians 4:19
- Isaiah 53:5
- Acts 19:4
