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             His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.  (II Peter 1:3-4)

Duct tape, WD-40 and bubble gum…all you need to fix anything, right? And the bubble gum is to give your mouth something to do besides use foul language. That’s sort of the way today’s passage sounds. All we need is…knowledge of Him (Duct Tape) and His great and precious promises (WD-40), and we can live a godly life, participate in the divine nature, and escape the corruption of the world. Of course, if you know me, I’d say “WD-40” is “WDA”

What all this boils down to is that what we need in order to live the sort of life we like to think we dream of, we need God. It’s not a solo act, it’s a quartet with a back-up choir of millions. But some, like me, tend to draw back from considering ourselves part of that quartet. I’ve told the story before about my stupid reason for not wearing a cross. That same “I don’t want to embarrass Him” comes into play here. It bothers me when someone says, “Well, my God would never/always ______”. As if God were their slave. It’s one thing for me to be His (as embarrassing as I might be to Him.) It’s another to say that He is mine. I might ask, “pretty please with whipped cream and a cherry on top!” but to approach the throne with the confidence described in Psalm 139 is another. And when God doesn’t do exactly what I want, I am safe from the level of disappointment that I’d have if I really invested my trust in those promises.

I doubt there are many who don’t need work in this area. I’m not sure where it’s going in my life, but I hear “Prepare for emergencies!” in the back of my mind, because that’s when Duct Tape and WD-40 are needed.

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