“By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.” – 2 Peter 1:4
The verse before this begins describing the blessings of salvation given through faith in Jesus Christ. Peter continues here, praising the precious and very great promises of Jesus. There’s one highlighted in this verse that’s simply stunning to contemplate… When you trust in Jesus, you become a partaker of the divine nature! Not an observer, a partaker…
When you trust in Christ as your Lord, you actually participate in His divine nature…. You come into deep spiritual union with Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God and second person of the Godhead. You are joined to God! This union goes deeper than even the wonderful news that you’re adopted into God’s family. You are filled with and partake of God. You are sealed by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit of God enters into you. Your body is a temple of God because He lives in you. You enter a glorious, indescribable union with Christ Himself at a deep spiritual level.
Jesus says that you are in Him and He is in you. You become closer to Jesus than to any other person. He is ever-present in and with you. You’re never alone or separated from Him. Jesus is working inside you and transforming you. Your immortal soul is always in His presence. Even these words fail to adequately describe what it means to partake of the divine nature. Perhaps the best description is Paul’s, that in Christ you are “new creation”. You aren’t just a minor upgrade of yourself, you’re new and of a different nature than you were before. Old creation was fallen in sin and separated from God. New creation is restored, reconciled, and united with God. That’s you if Christ is your Savior!
Sin no longer rules over you because you’ve been made fundamentally new and different, partaking in the divine. Death no longer rules over you for the same reason. Words fail to describe this, so let them fail! Take time today trying to picture this, praising Jesus for this, and trying to live up to this new reality for you. #FollowJesus