Adding and Multiplying

[Daily Devotional]

Adding and Multiplying 

     According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath
called us to glory and virtue. 2 Peter 1:3.  

     We may attain unto glory and virtue, though weak, sinful morals, by
learning daily lessons in the school of Christ, by becoming conformed to
the divine image, by manifesting His excellence of character, by adding
grace to grace, by climbing round by round the ladder heavenward, by
becoming complete in the Beloved. As we shall work upon the plan of
addition, by faith adding grace to grace, God will work upon the plan of
multiplication, and multiply grace and peace unto us. . . .  

     If our youth would take heed to the rules laid down in this chapter
and practice them, what an influence they would exert on the side of
right! . . . No longer would the law which they have transgressed be a
yoke of bondage, but it would be the law of liberty, the freedom of
sonship. Having repented toward God, having exercised faith in Christ,
they have experienced forgiveness, and esteem the law of God above gold,
yea, above fine gold.  

     Jesus is the sin bearer. He takes away our sins, and makes us
partakers of His holiness. O what tender, pitying love dwells in the
heart of Christ toward the purchase of His blood! He is able to save
unto the uttermost all who come unto God by Him. There is power in these
precious promises, and we should cooperate with the working of Christ,
devoting all our God-given talents to the service of the Master, that
the Holy Spirit may work through us to the glory and honor or Christ.  

     Students should have a growing, expanding idea of what it means to
be a Christian. To be a Christian means to be a learner in the school of
Christ. It means the connecting of soul, mind, and body with divine
wisdom. When this union exists between the soul and God, we are taught
of God, who gives wisdom and knowledge. His Spirit imparts thoughts that
are clear the holy, and gives the knowledge that lives through eternal
ages. Those who are consecrated, diligent, . . . fervent in spirit,
serving the Lord, will reap an eternal reward.  

>From That I May Know Him - Page 160