Grow in Grace

“…grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever. Amen.” (II Peter 3:18)

I have known a few individuals that did not grow. I knew a young man who was about sixteen years of age. His skin was almost as white as the paper you hold in your hand, a result of not being able to go out in the sunlight. He had to wear diapers. He could not walk. His parents loved him but he would never be self supporting. How heart broken his parents must have been when they took him to the doctor for his first annual check-up and to hear the doctor say, “he will never grow and mature. He will always be dependent on you.”

God must surely be disappointed with the stagnant, non-growth of us Christians. We still feed on the milk of the word, not having graduated to the meat of the Word after all these years. He provides all the sustenance necessary for spiritual growth but too many have no appetite for spiritual food. Too many of us have no desire to exercise our faith nor any of our spiritual gifts.

Get in his word and ask Him to help you grow as a Christian. You’ll be a better person for it.