II Peter 1:2,4

II Peter 1:2,4 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Peter reminds us that grace and peace come to us by Jesus Christ. As we learn more and more about God, we get closer to Him. It is interesting that whenever the grace and peace of God are mentioned, that grace always comes first. That is because we must experience God’s saving grace before we can experience God’s peace. And the more that we learn about God, His grace and peace are not added to us, they are multiplied to us! God always gives us more and more of His blessings. We can never get ahead of God. And it is because of God’s goodness that we receive His great and precious promises. But they are exceeding great and precious promises! God’s goodness is always over the top! He gives us more and more and more and ... well, you get the picture! But Peter tells us that there is a reason that God gives us His grace and peace and precious promises. It isn’t just because God is good to us and likes us. God wants to make us like Him. And someday, when we get to heaven, we will be sharing in God’s authority. We will be like Him and we will be with Him. And that is the purpose for God’s goodness.