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Growing in the Divine Life for a Rich Entrance into the Eternal Kingdom 77

But what about us? After so many years in the Lord’s recovery, do we know
whether we are growing or not? This message is very important because if we
want to enter into the eternal kingdom, it is necessary that we grow. When we
come to 2 Peter, this portion of the Word is telling us that we must grow so
that we can have a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom of the Lord.
As we come to this verse in 2 Peter 1:4, it says, “you might become
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption which is in the
world by lust.” It speaks about our need to be partakers. The first word that we
need to remember is the word “partakers”. We are saved so that we can partake
of this rich Christ. We are here to partake of His rich divine nature. If we want
to grow, there is no other way but to become a partaker of the divine nature.
Verses 5-7 are the development of what we have enjoyed. As we enjoy the
divine nature and as we become partakers of the divine nature, we should go
on and develop all these virtues step by step until we reach the end.

The first thing that is mentioned here is “your faith”. This “faith” is the
faith that has been infused into us. This “faith” is the seed; everything is in this
seed. Everything we need is in the seed, but we need to water the seed, to take
care of the seed, so that this seed will be able to grow. We need to develop this
seed, and at the end of all this, the final thing is love. If we do that, then we
come to this point of having a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom.
We need to remember these three words: partakers, develop, and entrance
into the eternal economy of God. Recently, I was listening to a message
regarding these points. Four points were mentioned that touched me very
much. The first point is that if we want to grow, if we want to partake, we need
to enjoy God! Do not forget that we are here to enjoy God! We were created
to enjoy God! We were redeemed to enjoy God! We are here to enjoy God!
This very seed entered into us so that we can enjoy God! Second, as we enjoy
God, we are becoming God. We are becoming God, not in His deity; we do
not become someone that is worshipped. But we can surely participate in His
divinity; that is, we can participate in His divine life and His divine nature.
In the end, we will become Him. As we gain Him more and more, we will
become like Him, so that one day, when we meet our Lord, we will be just
like Him. This is our destiny—we are becoming God in life and in nature, but
not in the Godhead. Third, we need to grow. We are growing in the divine life.
This means that we are growing with the growth of God. We are growing with