Matthew 1:1 is the first verse of the New Testament. Those of us who have read the New Testament may have wondered why this genealogy is important. Why start a book of the Bible, particularly the first book of the New Testament this way? Because God always keeps His promises..
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Ruth Graham once said, “If God does not one day judge America, he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!” Her point was well taken. If God is so righteous that He has to judge sin sooner or later, then why should anyone think they can rebel against God and escape?
Our human tendency is to forget how good we have it. We fail to hold onto the actual value of things, of people – and even of our salvation and relationship with God. Today Peter is going to remind us of the treasure that we have before us in the pages of Scripture.
We grow in our faith by learning about God, getting to know Him more intimately, and exercising our faith in a life of increasing obedience. The way that we move from knowledge to growth is through obedience-based discipleship.
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