...But God

2 Peter 1: 5-7

Creators & Guests

Host
Chad McBeam
Business Leader, Foster Advocate and Fighter of Human Trafficking, Chad enjoys hosting this podcast channel as a way to spread and highlight the great examples of those who live out their faith daily. He can also be seen on occasion on your TV or Film Screen or be heard narrating one of your books as his love of acting has stuck with him since his childhood.
Writer
Aaron Marcarelli
After getting his under-graduate degree from Cal State University San Bernardino where he played college baseball and received all American honors. he was a graduate assistant baseball coach at both Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.  He received his master’s degree in Teaching from Whitworth, with plans to someday be a head baseball coach at a university.  However, God had other plans.  Aaron started teaching English and History and coaching baseball and other sports at the high school level and found out how much he loves high school kids, and he has been doing that for the past 27 years.     Personally, heI has been married to his wife Sharon for 32 years, they have one daughter, Amanda Parrish, who has been married to Austin Parrish for 2 years. Aaron also has two grandsons Travis age 2 ½ and Aden who is 13 months and are blessed to have another on the way due in May. Aaron loves reading, golfing, and spending time with his wife and grandkids.
Designer
Linda Cowen
Linda Cowen of San Antonio Christian School is our gracious and talented art designer for the But God, weekday morning devotional series.

What is ...But God?

A weekday morning devotional series written by Aaron Marcarelli and hosted by Chad McBeam

“Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.”
2 Peter 1:5-7 NASB2020

What reason is Peter talking about? The reason is Jesus and His righteousness. Here on earth we are called to sanctification. What is sanctification? “In its most basic sense, to sanctify something is to set it apart for God's special use and purpose.” (seminary.grace.edu)
This week we are going to stay in 2Peter 1:5-7.  We will discuss how these attributes that Peter lists set us apart as His followers. We are set apart for His purpose and these adjectives describe how we are to live.  Therefore, we must be diligent. Both James and Paul speak directly to our ability to be diligent ““Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
James 1:2-4 NASB2020
Paul in his letter to the Christians in Rome explains “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
Romans 5:1-5 NASB2020
Being diligent in our faith by reading the word, praying and having fellowship with others gives us the ability to persevere through all circumstances life throws at us because remember the devil prowls like a Lion ready to pounce on us the moment we show weakness. But we must be strong in our faith. For we follow the real Lion! The Lion of Judah! https://youtu.be/2go_dOJVwc4 (https://youtu.be/2go_dOJVwc4)
That is a song that gets me fired up to seek and serve Him! I hope it does you as well. Be diligent so we can persevere!
Lord we thank and praise you for your incredible love!  Thank you for setting us apart to be your servants and your workers. Help us to continue to follow you with all we are through prayer, fellowship and the reading of your word. We pray all this In Jesus Name! Amen…
Shalom Shalom blessings! Press In and Press On!