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👉🏼 (Reading: 2 Peter 1:3-9)
📜 ""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;""
2 Peter 1:5-6 (NIV)
📋 Faith is where our journey with Christ begins, but God also calls us to grow by adding goodness to our faith. Goodness is an active expression of God's character in our daily lives.
It is choosing to do what is right, even when it is difficult. Jesus lived a life of goodness, going about doing good and helping those in need (Acts 10:38).
We too can buy food or groceries for a struggling family; donate essential items to the less fortunate; greet people warmly and with a smile; offer a seat to the elderly or pregnant women in public transport; contribute to community projects; participate in charity event; pray for others, even those who have wronged us; encourage someone to return to prayer or faith; return lost items to their rightful owners; refuse to engage in bribery, corruption, or dishonesty: stand up for justice, even when it's difficult; and forgive someone who has wronged you instead of seeking revenge.
Goodness is a powerful witness of Christ's love and when we add it to our faith, we shine God's light in a dark world. Goodness also demonstrates Jesus' commandment to love our neighbour as ourselves and it enables us become the salt of the earth. Look for opportunities to bless and encourage someone today.
🔑 Key Lesson: It pleases God if we add goodness as an essential element to our faith in Christ.
🛐 Meditation and Prayer: Lord, help me to express goodness to others.
📚 Further Reading: Matthew 5:13-16.
◼️ The Bible in One Year: Isaiah 4-8.