God's promises are for each and everyone of His children.

2 Peter 1:3-8
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 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.

What are His promises toward us? His precious Word is full of divine promises, but today we want to deal with just this passage. Daddy God has given us the power to live holy lives in this world. Will we still make mistakes? Of course, we're imperfect humans capable of the most horrendous sinful acts. However, Abba Father has given US the power to overcome these worldly temptations. His power is there, now it's up to us to learn to walk in it.

God has given each of us THE measure of faith. We are to develop faith into goodness, or good works. Faith takes work. The Bible tells us our faith is measured by our works. If our faith is strong, we will continue to work to promote the Kingdom of God. Then our faith will develop into goodness. What do people see when they look at us? Do they see someone who is continually doing good things to help others?

We must add to our goodness, knowledge. The best way to receive knowledge is be being in God's Word. Find out what His Word tells us to do, then do it. This develops into self-control. When temptations come along, we will already know what the Word of God tells us to do and be doing good works so it becomes easier to keep our old sinful nature under control.

This leads us into perseverance. It's learning to stand fast in what we have learned. Continue working to build the Kingdom until we see the fruit of our labor. When we have persevered, we will become a godly people. Others will look at us and see Christ living in us.

The Bible also tells us, others will know we are Christians by our love toward one another and the world. When we have persevered in living a holy life, brotherly kindness and love will come forth. We can build a strong foundation, cultivating these attributes by the power given us by our Heavenly Father.

We are sinful humans and we make plenty of mistakes. However, God has promised the power to overcome these temptations. If you want to escape the consequences of evil worldly desires and participate in the divine nature of God, make every effort to develop your faith. Make your calling and election sure today. If we do these things we won't fail. We may falter, but not fail. Daddy God is here to help us in our daily walk. All we must do is rely on Him.