Giving All Diligence, Add to Your Faith

The ideal congregation is truly committed to the spiritual growth process and the development of spiritual graces, individually and congregationally. The apostle Peter exhorted Christians to “add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity” (2 Peter 1:5-7). When obeyed, this exhortation assists in developing full maturity in attitude and in daily living. Furthermore, divinely approved fruitfulness is dependent upon the abounding presence of the qualities that Peter herein enumerated. Fulfilled maturity requires one to live up to his potential (Matthew 25:14-30; Mark 12:41-43). We should not be content with past achievements if we hope to reach full maturity. As we seek to be all that we can be, let us do so courageously with unyielding and confident faith, as servants of God and as servants of those about us. Let us give diligence to make our calling and election sure. Personal spiritual security is the blessing awaiting the obedient child of God.