2 Peter 1

Father, since the beginning, you have chosen men, and through faith in Christ Jesus, you have made them holy, and they have spoken and written as your Holy Spirit moved them. Those words have become your scripture.

Your word is not cunningly devised fables. It is eyewitness accounts of your Majesty. Your scriptures prove that Jesus is your Christ, that he received from you glory and honor. You spoke to him in excellent glory, “This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased”.

Through your scripture, I know you, Father, and I know Jesus as my Lord. Through that knowledge, grace and peace are multiplied to me, and your person and power fill me with everything pertaining to life and godliness.

You have chosen me and called me into glory and virtue. You, Father, have given me exceeding great and precious promises that, through your word, I partake of your divine nature, and I escape the corruption that is in this world.