“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;” (2 Peter 1:5-6 KJV).
Today, God’s request from us is godliness. He wants His children to be just like Him. Isn’t that just like a father? We can never be better than God. But we can endeavor to be like Him in all we do in attitude and actions.
Being a godly individual will cause you to never stumble or fall.
Godliness is holiness. This does not mean just living morally according to the world’s standards and the basic standards of the Bible. It means living holy before God, walking in supernatural holiness. In other words, it is God-likeness, or being like God.
Did you know that you can walk in that supernatural holiness?
You should add to your faith these God-like qualities: Act like God acts, talk like God talks and think the way God thinks, as He has taught us in His Word. This comes as our mind is renewed.
In God’s Word we learn that our bodies are not our own. We must present our bodies as a sacrifice to God by doing what He wants us to do, going where He wants to go, and saying what He wants to say.
As you learn to think the way God thinks by spending time in His Word and begin to think His way, you will strip off all the old ways you were taught and put on the new ways.
Time in the Word is what will cause these God-like qualities to abound in you. You must have the full, exact knowledge of God to find out what all these God-like qualities are.
That’s the intent of faith. God is saying, “I have given you this great faith. Now add the seasoning of godliness.” So, begin using your faith now to walk in holiness.
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Keith Butler has been an ordained minister since 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds diplomas from Canada Christian College and Rhema Bible Training Center.
He serves in ministry with the support of his lovely wife, Pastor Deborah L. Butler, and their children: Pastor Andre Butler (granddaughters Alexis, Angela, and April), Pastor MiChelle Ferguson and husband Pastor Lee (grandson Lucas), and Minister Kristina Jenkins and husband Pastor Joel (grandsons Andrew and Austin, and granddaughter Alyssa).