We are All Incredibly Gifted

When we accept Jesus as our Savior, God immediately bestows five gifts on us.  These gifts are listed in 2 Pet 1:1-4.  Let's go over them quickly.

1. Grace              ~ Most people think that grace is our salvation.  Not so; grace defined is "God's divine influence and enabling ability on our lives".  We are given grace, or faith in God's influence.  In verse 2, Peter is praying that our grace will grow throughout our lives.  If grace was just our salvation, it could not grow.

2. Peace              ~ Biblical peace is  the absence of conflict.  Now that we are saved, God is in control and we have an absence of conflict, as long as we keep God in control.

3. Knowledge     ~ Biblical knowledge is to know about something with experience.  If we have accepted Jesus as our Savior, then we have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

4. Godly life        ~  In verse 4, the term godly life is used.  We will pull these two words apart, even though they are used together in the text.  First, we have life, which refers to our lives now, as we live for God and not ourselves.  Godly refers to godliness, which shows our testimony to others.

5. Divine nature ~ The last gift we receive is a divine nature, which refers to a Godlike nature and our desire to live like Jesus.

Although, we all receive these gifts upon our accept of Jesus as our Savior, we don't all have the same desires for Christ..  The difference being, some develop their gifts more that others.