Days of Praise:
"Nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him
against that day." (2 Timothy 1:12)
The apostle Paul uses a precision of synonyms. We are to "know" the One in whom
we have believed and to be "persuaded" that He is able to "keep" us....The knowledge Paul cited (Greek i'do) emphasizes mental understanding
as opposed to experiential knowledge or intuitive perception.
Our confidence is not based on mere emotion but a on clear grasp of God's secure
salvation....
"
Being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good
work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (
Philippians 1:6).
"God. . . hath begotten us again to . . . an inheritance
incorruptible and undefiled, and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for
you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time" (
1 Peter 1:3-5).
"Now
unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present
you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only
wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and
ever. Amen" (
Jude 1:24-25).
End quote.
For the full devotional by HMM III, go here.
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