Add to Your Faith Goodness

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, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 1:5-6 

Since God is love, whoever abides in love abides in God and God in him.

For this reason, God asks us to make an effort to not only have faith, but also goodness.

And knowledge. Then add self-control.

Next pile on perseverence.

And add godliness.

Then mutual affection.

And finally love.

If I possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep me from being unproductive and inneffective in getting to know Jesus personally.

Add to Your Faith Goodness

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, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.  — 2 Peter 1:5-8

Today is the Ides of March!

And Friday is St. Patrick's Day.

And our friend Laurie's birthday.

May the luck 'o the Irish be with ye!

And the blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here's a view of the Del Mar beach in March of 2019.

We're so thankful to God for His amazing creation.

Your Knowledge of Our Lord

To godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.  — 2 Peter 1:7-8

If we possess the qualities of godliness, affection, and love, God can use us for His purposes.

These qualities will keep us from being ineffective.

They will keep us from being unproductive in our knowledge of Jesus.

Saturday when Abby and I went to Fashion Valley, we were greeted by this Christmas tree.

It wasn't even Halloween yet, and the Christmas decorations were up.

It seems strange to celebrate so early.

But we do want to remember the birth of our Savior.

Every day - not just during the Christmas season.

The Affection of Christ

 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. — Philippians 1:8

Today is my brother Steve's birthday.

I miss seeing him and Miki and the rest of our family.

He and I both work long hours right now.

Here we are last summer with Kelly, Liz, Vicki and Max, Abby and Cameron.

I long for all of them with the affection of Christ.

And I thank God for them each day.