Walking In Abundance- Part 6
October 19, 2026 – 3:01 amAll the basic principles of God’s abundance are related in some way to God’s promises.
God’s provision is made available through His promises. If you don’t know His promises, how do you expect to walk in His abundance?
As I referenced in the last two posts, Peter understood FATHER’S provision. For the third time, slowly read the following passage. This Truth must become alive in you and I to bring forth the precious fruit of The Holy Spirit in our lives.
Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Peter chapter 1:
3 Everything we could ever need for Life and Godliness has already been deposited in us by His Divine power. For all this was lavished upon us through the rich experience of knowing Him Who has called us by name and invited us to come to Him through a glorious manifestation of His goodness.
4 As a result of this, He has given you magnificent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises we can experience partnership with the Divine nature, by which you have escaped the corrupt desires that are of the world.
5 So devote yourselves to lavishly supplementing your faith with goodness, and to goodness add understanding,
6 and to understanding add the strength of self-control, and to self-control add patient endurance, and to patient endurance add Godliness,
7 and to Godliness add mercy toward your brothers and sisters, and to mercy toward others add unending Love.
8 Since these virtues are already planted deep within, and you possess them in abundant supply, they will keep you from being inactive or fruitless in your pursuit of knowing Jesus Christ more intimately.
“Devote yourselves” means to give yourself faithfully and consistently to something—to make it a settled commitment that shapes your attention, time, and actions. It goes beyond being interested or participating when you feel like it.
In passages such as Colossians 4:2, “Devote yourselves to prayer,” the underlying Greek verb is proskartereō. It carries the sense of persisting, continuing steadfastly, and attending diligently to something. Some translations express it as “continue steadfastly.”
Each part of the phrase helps explain it:
- “Devote” means to give sustained attention and effort. You keep returning to the commitment, including when it becomes difficult or you see no immediate result.
- “Yourselves” makes it personal. You bring your own heart, decisions, and conduct into the commitment; someone else cannot practice that faithfulness for you.
Devotion means making prayer a regular part of your life, bringing your concerns to God throughout the day, and persevering when answers seem delayed.
Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2:
42 Every believer was faithfully devoted to following the teachings of the apostles. Their hearts were mutually linked to one another, sharing communion and coming together regularly for prayer.
What happens when you are fully devoted?
43 A deep sense of Holy awe swept over everyone, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.
When the reality of abundance happens:
44 All the believers were in fellowship as one body, and they shared with one another whatever they had.
45 Out of generosity they even sold their assets to distribute the proceeds to those who were in need among them.
Acts 2:42 gives us a broader picture of what it means to be devoted. The early believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer. These commitments became the pattern of their shared life.
There is distinction between devotion and emotion: you can be devoted even when you do not feel enthusiastic. Devotion is demonstrated by faithful action. Feelings may fluctuate, but you continue to seek God, receive His teaching, and obey.
To “devote yourself” is to say, “This matters enough that I will faithfully give myself to it,” and then arrange your life accordingly.
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