Name change, and new purpose in life, with specific calling of the Lord.
God gives faith to apostles and to people, it's the same faith.
More grace and peace is found in knowing the Lord.
All that is needed for life and Godliness has been given to us.
We have escaped the corruption in the world through lust.
Saved, then adding to our faith.
Growth brings usefulness, and fruitfulness
Lack of growth brings shortsightedness, and forgetfulness of God's forgiveness.
Diligence to make calling and election sure, means something in the future also.
Peter used his time left, to care for others through the Word.
Peter understood the value or reminding christians of the truth.
The truth brought to memory can stir up the believer.
Peter and the others made known the power and the coming of Jesus.
They told about seeing Him on the Mt of transfiguration.
Peter called him, "His Majesty"
They heard the voice of God, affirming the Lord Jesus Christ.
They had the prophetic word confirmed. ( that is, they saw what the OT said would happen
regarding Christ, and His glory, His second coming. They saw Him as He will be in the future..
We do well to take heed to the Word of God....to the prophetic word, and to the word itself
The Word is "a light that shines in a dark place"
We do well to take heed until, ( Jesus comes again ) i.e the day dawns, morning star rises.
In your hearts, i.e in your life, when you see Jesus.
And, also, in your own hearts and lives, take heed to the Word of God, until God brings light as it were into your own lives, and Jesus is revealed to you in your heart etc, etc.
Know that prophecy did not come from man's will, but, holy men of God were moved by the Holy Spirit. ( Still that way today. God's Holy Spirit moves upon peoples hearts and lives to bring about His will for their lives, and through their lives )
Pastor Bob Grenier
