Advancing Encouragement By:
Bishop James Jr. Hairston

2Peter: 1:4: 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.

What are you facing today that is hard to deal with or you choose to ignore? If you are not in this situation then keep on living because sooner or later you will. Therefore, maybe this message can still encourage you. Many of us have to face circumstances, situations, concerns, problems, and or decisions that we rather not have to deal with and if we could pretend that they aren’t even there. The question is now what is the essence of these scenarios? In the text these circumstances, situations, concerns, problems or decisions we are up against is based on the lust of the world because of corruption. There are people that are under deceptive leadership in some way or the other, some are under oppression or undeserving circumstances from some form of leadership because of the lust that drives this world and our leadership is caught up in it. It could be the president of your country, your boss at work or a leader in the Church that are caught up in the lust of the world through corruption! In one way or the other someone else’s behaviors and decisions are affecting your life and only if you can escape the foolishness, the corruptness, the injustices and the outlandish behaviors you are facing in the world! Nevertheless, God have given us His exceeding and precious promises that I believe is His word and everything written it, His Holy Spirit that enables us the understanding to experience it and His Son that solidifies it all that gives us the freedom and the unity to be partakers which means to be in fellowship and partners with God’s Divine Nature! Therefore, because of this we have the power, the wisdom, the knowledge, the insight and understanding how to escape the foolishness, the corruptness, the injustices and the outlandish behaviors we are facing in the world because of the lust that is in it. Today my friend you have the power, you have the wisdom, you have the knowledge, the insight and the understanding how to escape the world by God’s exceeding great and precious promises! As a matter of fact you can escape it right now because greater is He that lives in you is greater than he that lives in the world that is why you have overcome them, 1John 4:4. Remember How God delivered Lot out of the wicked, 2Peter 2:7. For we know the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, lust and foolishness of the world, and to reserve the unjust unto the Day of Judgment to be punished, 2Peter 2:9. In your situation you can escape the world right now in Jesus Name and for your endurance read Faith and courage, Knowledge gets godliness and Godliness begot love which you will need in your escape!

James Jr. Hairston