I
saw these words today and really liked them; enough to make the above
picture. They just seemed to provide comfort and encouragement to
me. Then, I looked a bit deeper - God gives… light, love power and
His presence. And he does this for
ME!
In
a way, each statement seems
to follow one another, compliment one another and
that reminds me of the words of Peter in his second letter...
2
Peter 1 (World
English
Bible)
2 Grace
to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus
our Lord, 3 seeing
that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to
life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his
own glory and virtue; 4 by
which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great
promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by
lust. (emphasis
added) 5 Yes,
and for this very cause adding on your part
(emphasis
added) all
diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral
excellence, knowledge; 6 and
in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in
patience godliness; 7 and
in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection,
love. 8 For
if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle
nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (emphasis
added)
As
we add to our knowledge of him in both theory and practice, we grow
closer to God and HE to us. And that last statement in the picture -
“Wherever God is, I am” will be fully realized in heaven.
Until
that time, if we really follow Peter’s admonition to add godly
characteristics to our lives we will be: “not idle or unfruitful”.
Why? Because…
Wherever
I
am,
God
is!!!