2 Peter 1:3 – “Everything we could ever need for life and godliness has already been deposited in us by His divine power…”

As I read, prayed, and contemplated the Word, a declaration in 2 Peter gripped my heart like a vice and would not let me go.  I have turned it over in my heart, and as I cried out for understanding, I saw a pathway to the promise of that declaration.

Notice in 2 Peter 1:3 – “Everything we could ever need for life and godliness has already been deposited in us by His divine power…”   There is more, but let’s pause and extract some keywords.

The Revelation begins with the word Everything!   It is all-encompassing, leaving nothing out.  The phrase “Could ever need” speaks to time and eternity.  It reaches beyond where we are to wherever we will be.  The eternality of that phrase is unmistakable.  “For” speaks to the goal.  “Has Already Been Deposited” reveals that it has been completed.    It is not earned or future, but a present reality in us.

Therefore, according to the Word, the Finished Work of Jesus has made us complete in every way.  We have all we could ever need for life, yet we fret.  That reality reveals that we either do not know what we have or do not believe it.

What has been deposited in us must somehow be discovered, uncovered, and extracted to be of any practical value.   Imagine standing before God and hearing Him ask, “Why did you not exercise your authority?  What did you need for Me to be that I was not?  I gave you access to Everything you needed, but you lived as though I had ignored or abandoned you.  Why?”

How do we extract that gold from the deposit inside us?  The Psalms speak to this.  Psalm 142:2 – “I cry aloud with my voice to Adonai (more than a thought or wish).  I pour out my complaint (problem, trial, or need) before Him; before Him I tell my trouble.”  Honest, open prayer is a catalyst to victory.

Psalm 143:5-10 reveals the needed intensity and focus.  Meditate on God and His provisions.  Praise Him (spread forth my hands to You).  Long and thirst for God.  He becomes the passion of our souls.   2 Peter 1:4 describes our life as a partnership with God’s divine nature.  It is not me and Jesus but Jesus IN and through me.  Out of that partnership, we can exhibit the qualities Peter described in 2 Peter 1:5-7.

Notice he says in verse 8, “Since or because these virtues are Already Planted deep within, and you Possess them in abundant supply, they Keep  you…”  They keep us from inactivity spiritually.  They keep us from being fruitless in our pursuit of knowing God intimately.

 2 Peter 1:10b – “If you do (practice and embrace) these things (those listed in the verses), you will never stumble.”

We are the righteous of God in Christ.  We have everything we need for His abundant life and victory.  What is missing?  It is Recognition of His provision.  Reception of His provision.  It is Expectation of it being a manifested reality in us Now!

God asks, “Will you let Me Be what you need?”  What do we need that He has not already provided in heaven?  He is the eternal I AM!

A deposit in our bank accounts does us no good unless we make a withdrawal.  So, let’s use our ATM card and withdraw from our account, which He established, and do whatever we need!   It is done in heaven, deposited in us, and awaits for us to extract it.  I am headed to the spiritual bank now to make a needed withdrawal.  Victory is ours, in Him!

I pray you will have a victorious and prosperous day!