Virtue

Dearly Beloved, I trust this finds you well and bubbling in the Lord. As we began to look at yesterday, there are certain things that we as Christians need to develop in addition to our faith. 2 Peter 1v5-9 (AMPC) says “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; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”

One of the most important things Christians are asked to cultivate is virtue. Some translations refer to it as goodness, excellence, resolution, Christian energy. Synonyms for virtue include morality, honesty, goodness, integrity, and good value. Acts 9v31 (AMPC) says “So the church throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was edified [growing in wisdom, virtue, and piety] and walking in the respect and reverential fear of the Lord and in the consolation and exhortation of the Holy Spirit, continued to increase and was multiplied.” Proverbs 31 for example speaks of the virtuous woman who does good to her husband all the days of her life. She is hardworking and spiritual. Child of God, the Bible exhorts us to apply all diligence to grow in virtue. Let us pay attention, be conscientious, be thorough and persistent in growing in virtue. Do good deeds. Imbibe good values and excellence.

Prayer

Father, we thank You for You want us to grow in virtue. We pray that we will apply every effort and diligence to do so in Jesus name, amen. Help us by Your Spirit in this endeavor in Jesus name, amen.

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