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Thursday, February 6, 2025

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Message summary: Is the "everything we need" that was absolutely sufficient for Peter's original readers also sufficient for us living in 2025? A billion times yes!!!

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"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness" (2 Peter 1:3).

I first started using computers in the early nineties, an xt. It probably looked similar to the photo above but at that time it never would have occurred to me to take a photo that would be of interest 30+ years later!

"Upgrade" is a term computer users are quite familiar with and I've been through many computer upgrades since I began with a faulty XT, 386, 486 and several generations of Pentiums to my present i-7 I've used since January 2022 which still seems to work fine. Of course the same is true of operating systems, from Windows 3.1 to current Windows 11.

Computer speed has increased but even more consequential for me has been memory and storage. Speed for me now is no issue but since we take lots of photos and frankly aren't very disciplined with deleting unneeded photos the 1 tb hard drive is getting full. Just as you can have clutter in your physical space you can have lots of unseen clutter on your computer.

The form factor has also changed, especially from the big box monitors to the flat screens we use today. And you can now get an all-in-one where the computer is inside the monitor. Quite a difference in many ways in the last 30 years.

This leads me to consider "spiritual upgrades". Many today, and I suppose all through church history, have promoted a new revelation, a new upgrade. Although not said in these words, the message conveyed is "You've been completely missing out and You must have this new teaching or experience".

People clamor to hear the latest preacher, the newest teaching, the hot new musical group, or jet off to wherever the current fad "revival" or life-changing conference is located. Since I've been in ministry I've seen many fads come and go and some come around a second and third time!

Now let me clarify this. Surely we all need to grow in faith and be on a lifelong quest to deepen our understanding and knowledge of God. There are many enriching opportunities where we will be challenged to deeper levels of growth in our walk with the Lord. In fact Peter was concerned for his readers and at the end of his book he challenges them to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (3:18).

But do we need spiritual upgrades? I realize any illustration can be misunderstood, particularly seeking to apply a technical concept to a spiritual matter, but I believe the truth in our daily verse is vitally needed today. Peter, under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, made the powerful assertion to the early believers 2,000 years ago that Christ's "divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness…" I especially find richness in the phrase "everything we need".

Perhaps in seeking to use the operating system analogy I could put it this way. The initial version, "the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints" (Jude 3), is altogether complete and adequate. We will spend a lifetime learning and applying the features!

But have additional "upgrades" been developed in the spiritual realm since Peter wrote this? Is the "everything we need" that was absolutely sufficient for Peter's original readers also sufficient for us living in 2025? A billion times yes!!!

Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13

Stephen & Brooksyne Weber

Daily prayer: Father, when we place our trust in You we've only begun to tap into the unlimited resources You make available to the believer. You have blessed us with Your special favor and Your unsurpassed peace and it only gets better and better as we grow to know You more and more. The illumination of Your Word is truly a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path revealing the mystery of the Gospel to us. May we be found consistent in our walk with You as we continually grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources

"Everything We Need” Watch on YouTube The Acappella Company

"Enough" Watch on YouTube Chris Tomlin

Our lead photo today was taken by our local friend Doris High and part of her collection, "The Birds Were Busy"

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