March 17th, 2023
Deuteronomy 32:2 states (Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.)
What I love most about Spring is that it is season of growth. It is a time of the weather warming and birds singing. A time when nature seems to coming back to life. We are reminded of the innocence and beauty that exists in this world and that there is new life all around us.
The Bible tell us, we are given new life and new mercies every morning. Spring can be a powerful reminder that as God’s people, we should be living a life that is full, a life that is growing in the things of the Lord, and leaving those things behind that are useless and dying.
As a follower of Jesus Christ, I should see new areas of growth in my life. There should be notable changes in my thoughts, actions, attitude and character, My love towards others should be growing. It is my job to put the work in, and be actively seeking ways to grow up in my faith.
Hebrews 5:12-14 says " For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil."
The writer is telling us that we should be growing, we should be becoming teachers, and that requires that we are growing up in our faith. As you know infants aren’t good teachers, and if we don’t see infants physically growing, we become concerned. Similarly, we should be as concerned if we don’t see spiritual growth in ourselves or others.
Here is one thing I have found to be true: even though God meets us where we are and accepts all our mess, He is not good with us staying there, God calls us to grow up.
Hebrews 6:1 states-Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God
Seeing growth happen everywhere, even in the sidewalk cracks, can help to inspire us and generate more optimism to grow. Seeing new growth during the spring can help all of us to think about the areas in our own spiritual life that could use some new growth.
But this year do just think are what areas that we need, or want to see real growth in, make a plan, put some actions steps in place that will help you accomplish the growth you believe that God is call you too.
Colossians 2:6-7-Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, [7] rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
- Don Stubbs
What I love most about Spring is that it is season of growth. It is a time of the weather warming and birds singing. A time when nature seems to coming back to life. We are reminded of the innocence and beauty that exists in this world and that there is new life all around us.
The Bible tell us, we are given new life and new mercies every morning. Spring can be a powerful reminder that as God’s people, we should be living a life that is full, a life that is growing in the things of the Lord, and leaving those things behind that are useless and dying.
As a follower of Jesus Christ, I should see new areas of growth in my life. There should be notable changes in my thoughts, actions, attitude and character, My love towards others should be growing. It is my job to put the work in, and be actively seeking ways to grow up in my faith.
Hebrews 5:12-14 says " For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil."
The writer is telling us that we should be growing, we should be becoming teachers, and that requires that we are growing up in our faith. As you know infants aren’t good teachers, and if we don’t see infants physically growing, we become concerned. Similarly, we should be as concerned if we don’t see spiritual growth in ourselves or others.
Here is one thing I have found to be true: even though God meets us where we are and accepts all our mess, He is not good with us staying there, God calls us to grow up.
Hebrews 6:1 states-Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God
Seeing growth happen everywhere, even in the sidewalk cracks, can help to inspire us and generate more optimism to grow. Seeing new growth during the spring can help all of us to think about the areas in our own spiritual life that could use some new growth.
But this year do just think are what areas that we need, or want to see real growth in, make a plan, put some actions steps in place that will help you accomplish the growth you believe that God is call you too.
Colossians 2:6-7-Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, [7] rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
- Don Stubbs
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