25/08/2026
PEACE AND GRACE UNTO YOU.
⛪️A DEVOTIONAL TO NOURISH YOUR SPIRIT⛪️
THROUGH HIS DIVINE POWER, WE HAVE IT ALL!
( PART TWO)
📖2 Peter 1:2-3"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as 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.
✍️As we saw yesterday, this scripture teaches that true, personal knowledge of God and Jesus Christ unlocks God's abundant grace, peace, and all spiritual resources needed for a holy life. Through His divine power, God has already provided everything required for physical life and spiritual devotion.
✍️We also need to know that God will not demand from us that which He has not already given us. He grants us the ability to do the things that He requires of us. So although our challenges may be very tough and intimidating, we are not left helpless and powerless. We have the equipment and the tools to tackle life's many challenges.
✍️To face our challenges, we must know what God has given to us:
✔️GOD HAS GIVEN HIMSELF TO US.
✍️The Bible clearly teaches us that God gives Himself to us by stepping into our human world through Jesus Christ, sending the Holy Spirit to live inside believers, and offering His own eternal presence as our greatest treasure and daily help.
✍️In Psalm 94, the psalmist was in despair. The wicked were attacking God’s people. “They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive” (v. 6-7). The psalmist cried out to God for help and rescue. He sought the Lord as judge of all the earth.
✍️In verses 16-22, the psalmist shows us it is God who meets us where we are with his presence and gives us just what we need.
“Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.”
✍️In all the psalmist’s troubles, it was God who met him where he was. Who God is, his very character, meets the psalmist’s needs. When the psalmist was in battle against the wicked, it was God who helped him. When he almost slipped, it was God who held him. When his heart was heavy, God was his hope and consolation. When the wicked attack the righteous, God is his refuge.
✍️This psalm reminds us that when we are faced with trouble, when we are in despair, when we feel lost and alone, what we need most is God Himself. But this is not usually what we pray for or what we seek. Instead, we usually turn to false substitutes to step in and rescue us. We turn to comforts like watching a favorite television drama or mindlessly scrolling through social media or brewing another cup of coffee—anything we think will make our lives better. Or we might look to strategies, methods, and rules to make our lives work. We put our hope and trust in them to rescue us from our troubles. Rather than turning to God as our refuge, we seek refuge elsewhere.
✍️God is our portion and our greatest treasure. He supplies all that we need with himself. On this side of the cross, God met us in the person of Jesus Christ. He is God in the flesh. “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation” (Colossians 1:15). So when it seems like evil is winning the day, when life is troubling and hard, when our feet slip, or when our hearts are heavy, the Lord is with us. He meets us and gives us just what we need. For He himself is our help, our hope, and our refuge.
✍️The Lord is on our side. His power is available to us to tap into. His grace is sufficient for us. His love for us is unfailing. He does not leave us alone nor abandon us when we get into trouble. In our moments of perplexity, He shows up in power to uphold us and carry us through in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen! Don't forget that " WE ARE FOR SIGNS AND FOR WONDERS"
By Apostle Dr. Gift Sira
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