Daily Wisdom: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Thursday, December 3, 2015

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
— 2 Peter 1:5-7

More Daily Wisdom

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted....."
James 1:27
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:3
"When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his...."
"One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth."

Comments

Archived Facebook Comments

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, December 3, 2015

The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Well may our God be glorious in the eyes of his people, seeing that he has wrought such wonders for them, in them, and by them. For them, the Lord..."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"[Jesus said,] "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell...."
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"And again their voices rang out: "Praise the Lord!" ... Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was..."
A daily devotional featuring a Bible verse, thought and prayer.
"For [the Father] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves... "

Illustration

Illustration of 2 Peter 1:5-7 — For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

About This Devotional

Daily Wisdom is a free daily devotional for Christians featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.