According to Peter, God’s promises aren’t just great; they are “very great.” They aren’t just valuable; they are “precious” (2 Peter 1:4). To bind them around your neck is to adorn yourself with the finest jewels of the universe. It is through the great and precious promises that we participate in the divine nature of God. They lead us into a new reality, a holy environment. They are direction signs intended to guide us away from the toxic swampland and into the clean air of heaven. They sit like golden stones in the pathway to God’s world. They are strong boulders that form the bridge over
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