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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Fruit of the Spirit, continued
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. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten he has been cleansed from his past sins. Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, And you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (II Peter 1:8-11—NIV)
We trust in God that no one can remove us from His hand. We have confidence that we will not be destroyed in the Day of the Lord.
We, through the Spirit, put to death the sins of our flesh as they arise so we will be raised unto eternal life and receive a house from Heaven at the return of Christ.
We look forward to appearing together with Jesus when He returns.
These promises enable us to participate in the Divine Nature, a nature that is all goodness. But the promises are not just dumped on us. We have to lay hold on them each day with all consistency and diligence.
The storehouse of goodness is there, in God. God has given us promises through which we can participate in the Divine Nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
It is up to us to make every effort to add goodness to our faith. By so doing we become effective and productive in our knowledge of our Lord Jesus; we put salve on our eyes that we may see; we make our calling and election certain; we protect ourselves from falling away from the Lord; and we gain for ourselves a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior.
Faithfulness
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. (Revelation 19:11—NIV)
It is of the highest significance that at the climax of the Church Age, and the advent of the Kingdom Age, the Rider is called "Faithful and True." There are numerous other adjectives to describe Him: righteous, holy, courageous, compassionate, patient, loving, fearless, honorable, gentle.
Why "faithful and true"? Because these are the virtues that will be despised by Antichrist and all who follow him. It is because of unfaithfulness and untruth that the kingdom of Antichrist and those who follow him will be totally destroyed from the universe—even their memory will be obliterated, so great is the fury of God Almighty.
I don't suppose one could find a better synonym for the word integrity than "faithfulness and truth."
Faithfulness and truth are very much a part of each other.
Faithfulness is part of the fruit of the Spirit of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . faithfulness, . . . . (Galatians 5:22,23—NIV)
Faith and faithfulness are not the same thing. Faith is our trust in God's unchanging Character, that what God has said He will do He will faithfully perform.
To be continued.