Even
though you know these things; even though you are already firmly planted in the
truth God has placed in you, I will always remind you of these qualities – again
and again and again. (2 Peter 1:12)
How often is enough? How many times, must
you teach and explain the values and remind your people to live toward the
vision you have been given?
Peter has listed the qualities that evidence
a life lived for Jesus; faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance,
Godliness, mutual affection, and love (2 Peter 1: 5-7). He has explained they
are critical qualities for those who would be faithful; who would finish the
work God has given them. That is why he promises to teach them “over and over again.”
If your people are to make sound judgments, and perform the work that is their
part well, they must be firmly anchored in your values. Their vision must be
stamped with a pattern you have given them for the future, so it can be real to
them too.
Always; every day remind them of the work
ahead, and how God wants it to be done.
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