You’ve Escaped The Corruption In The World
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world through lust
(2 Peter 1:4).
Corruption in our opening verse, means
depravity or destruction, when something has
been reduced and devaluated, when something is no
longer perfect as a result of the inclusion of something
foreign or of a lesser value. It’s an adulteration; when
something less qualitative has been mixed with a
previously perfect material.
The world as we have it today has been corrupted;
this isn’t the way God made it to be. It has become
depraved, because there’s a law of destruction at work
in the world, called the law of death. But the Apostle
Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit says, “For the
law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2). You
live by the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hence
you’ve escaped the corruption that’s in the world.
Our theme scripture says, “…that by these ye
might be partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped the corruption that is in the world through
lust.” The Spirit, through Peter, the Apostle, lets us
know that the cause of corruption is lust. Lust is craving
after something that’s forbidden. The Greek word is
“epithumia.”
That was what Eve did in the Garden of Eden:
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for
food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree
to be desired to make one wise…” (Genesis 3:6). It was
pleasant to her; she liked it, but there was a law against
it. God said, “don’t eat it!” Yet she fervently longed for
that which was forbidden. The desire after something
that’s forbidden is the lust that has introduced the law
of depravity into the world.
But thanks be unto God! In Christ Jesus, you’ve
escaped the corruption that’s in the world through lust.
Whereas sickness, death, darkness, and depravity are
rife in the world, health, life, light and righteousness
work in you.
Refuse to desire or accept anything that seems to
suggest you’re still in the corrupted state or that you’re
in lack or still imperfect. Have the consciousness that
all things that pertain to life and godliness have been
granted you. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for my destiny in you. The law of
the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law
of sin and death. I’ve escaped the corruption, the depravity
and the decadence in the world through lust. I’m perfected in
Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
1 Peter 1:23; John 17:14
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 11:1-30
Genesis 36-37
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 9:21-31
Job 1-2