✝ Daily Encouragement (2/6/25) "Everything We Need"
Published: Thu, 02/06/25
Updated: Fri, 02/07/25
Don't forget to add
scweber@dailyencouragement.net to your address book so our messages will
land in your inbox!
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here.
The online
Bible teaching
ministry of
Stephen &
Brooksyne
Weber A daily, Bible-based perspective of hope, encouragement and exhortation. Mobile users:
Visit Daily Encouragement on your mobile browser, hit "Add to
home screen" or "Add page shortcut." This creates an instant
Daily Encouragement App!
A new message
is updated
most weekdays,
usually by
Noon Eastern
Time (USA).
(Click refresh or reload for current message) Thursday, February 6, 2025  Male
northern
flicker (Doris
High)
"Everything We Need" Message summary: Is the "everything we need" that was absolutely sufficient for Peter's original readers also sufficient for us living in 2025? A billion times yes!!!
Listen to our message on your audio player. "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness" (2 Peter 1:3).
I
first started
using
computers in
the early
nineties, an
xt. It
probably
looked similar
to the photo
above but at
that time it
never would
have occurred
to me to take
a photo that
would be of
interest 30+
years later!
"Upgrade"
is a term
computer users
are quite
familiar with
and I've been
through many
computer
upgrades since
I began with a
faulty XT,
386, 486 and
several
generations of
Pentiums to my
present i-7
I've used
since January
2022 which
still seems to
work fine. Of
course the
same is true
of operating
systems, from
Windows 3.1 to
current
Windows 11.
Computer speed has increased but even more consequential for me has been memory and storage. Speed for me now is no issue but since we take lots of photos and frankly aren't very disciplined with deleting unneeded photos the 1 tb hard drive is getting full. Just as you can have clutter in your physical space you can have lots of unseen clutter on your computer.
The
form factor
has also
changed,
especially
from the big
box monitors
to the flat
screens we use
today. And you
can now get an
all-in-one
where the
computer is
inside the
monitor. Quite
a difference
in many ways
in the last 30
years.
This
leads me to
consider
"spiritual
upgrades".
Many today,
and I suppose
all through
church
history, have
promoted a new
revelation, a
new upgrade.
Although not
said in these
words, the
message
conveyed is
"You've been
completely
missing out
and You must
have this new
teaching or
experience".
People
clamor to hear
the latest
preacher, the
newest
teaching, the
hot new
musical group,
or jet off to
wherever the
current fad
"revival" or
life-changing
conference is
located.
Since I've
been in
ministry I've
seen many fads
come and go
and some come
around a
second and
third time!
Now let me clarify this. Surely we all need to grow in faith and be on a lifelong quest to deepen our understanding and knowledge of God. There are many enriching opportunities where we will be challenged to deeper levels of growth in our walk with the Lord. In fact Peter was concerned for his readers and at the end of his book he challenges them to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (3:18). But do we need spiritual upgrades? I realize any illustration can be misunderstood, particularly seeking to apply a technical concept to a spiritual matter, but I believe the truth in our daily verse is vitally needed today. Peter, under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, made the powerful assertion to the early believers 2,000 years ago that Christ's "divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness…" I especially find richness in the phrase "everything we need".
Perhaps
in seeking to
use the
operating
system analogy
I could put it
this way. The
initial
version, "the
faith that was
once for
all
entrusted to
the saints"
(Jude 3), is
altogether
complete and
adequate. We
will spend a
lifetime
learning and
applying the
features!
But have additional "upgrades" been developed in the spiritual realm since Peter wrote this? Is the "everything we need" that was absolutely sufficient for Peter's original readers also sufficient for us living in 2025? A billion times yes!!!
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Enough"
Watch
on YouTube
Chris Tomlin
Our
lead photo
today was
taken by our
local friend
Doris High and
part of her
collection, "The
Birds Were
Busy"
To
receive the
"Daily
Encouragement"
each
Monday-Friday
use our
sign-up form
or this
page to
subscribe to
our free email
list. You can
also subscribe
through a Wordpress
email
subscription.
(See the email
subscription
on the top
right side
after opening
this page.)
We
want to thank
all who
financially
support our
ministry.
We realize
there are many
fine
ministries and
causes
requesting
support but if
you would like
information
about making a
donation to
our ministry
see here.
You can donate
directly
online here.
2025 annual offerings: $1,480.00 Daily Encouragement on:  Wordpress
 iHeart
radioPermissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. We do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact. Scripture references are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. the King James Version and a variety of other versions using Bible Gateway.
Personal
Mission
Statement:
"I am created
by God to
bring Him
glory. Through
God's Son
Jesus Christ I
have been
redeemed and
make it my
life's goal to
please the
Lord. My
mission in
life is to
honor God
through my
faith and
obedience and
prepare myself
and all whom I
may influence
for eternity."
© Copyright 2025 Stephen C. & Brooksyne Weber - All Rights Reserved Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA |
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
717-823-0592
Daily Encouragement Net
https://www.dailyencouragement.net
Mail service provider is aweber.com
495 Kraybill Church Rd
Mount Joy PA 17552
USA
Unsubscribe | Change Subscriber Options