Word: Diligent/Diligence
Defined: Constant effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything.
Scripture: “And
beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to
virtue knowledge; Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such
things, be
diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
blameless. (2 Peter 1:5; 2 Peter 3:14)
God’s
coming day of judgment should motivate us to diligent persevere in our
walk with God. This diligent perseverance rests on four things: the hope
of His coming; the holiness necessary for a clear conscience;
developing a heart for the lost; and laying hold help from the
Scriptures. To be diligent implies giving our effort is “to be found by
Him in peace, spotless and blameless.” In a nutshell, this means
maintaining the holy or godly behavior that is needed to have a clear
conscience. If our conscience bothers us because we know that we have
disobeyed God, like Adam in the garden we will try to hide from God or
avoid Him. We won’t be at
peace with Him. The same is true in our relationships with others. If
we have wronged someone, we don’t want to see him (or her). If we see
him coming down the aisle at the market, we quickly turn and go the
other way. Our conscience is not at peace because we have sinned. The
only God-given way to recover is to confess our sin to God and to go to
our brother or sister and ask for forgiveness for our wrong.
We
need to make God’s focus our focus. He is denying Christ’s return
because He is patiently waiting for the most to come to salvation. –Amen and Amen.
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