"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 1:8
Productivity is a term all workplace
believers can relate to. It is the by-product of what we desire from our work.
Without productivity, we do not make sales, we do not deliver goods, and we do
not achieve our goals. There are things in our work lives that can creep in
making us unproductive. The same is true in our walk with God.
The apostle Peter tells us that we
can become knowledgeable of Jesus but fail to be effective and productive in
our relationship with Him. We are a society that has great knowledge, but our
comparable scale of productivity from that knowledge is extremely weighted to
the knowledge side. The apostle Peter tells us there is a solution to this
dilemma.
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, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly
kindness, 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).
Is your Christian experience filled
with knowledge, but little power? Is there staleness in your walk with God? Is
there unrest in your soul? It may be due to a need to develop character that
only the Holy Spirit can develop out of an obedient heart. Ask the Lord today
to add these qualities to your faith so that you can be productive as a soldier
of Jesus Christ.
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