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Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International. |
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Keep on Growing
“Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every
way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He
makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special
work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing
and full of love.”1 A schoolteacher who was
bypassed for a promotion went to her administrator and complained, “I have
twenty years of experience, and you promoted someone who had only been teaching
five years.” The administrator replied, “No, you don’t have twenty years of experience.
You have one year of experience twenty times. You’re still teaching the same
things and in the same way you did your first year. You haven’t grown in your
profession.” When we come to Christ, and
start our faith journey, the goal is to grow, to develop, to become effective
representatives of Christ to the world. Unfortunately, some come to
Christ and become stagnant in their spiritual growth. They get comfortable
being spiritually fed and watching others serve but fail to take the next steps
in their growth process. Years and years go by, and while they continue
receiving so much information about the Bible, they fail to put it into practice.
Instead of being active members in the body of Christ, they become comfortable
doing as little as possible, which stunts their growth and they become
ineffective in helping others grow as well. I was a teacher for 13 years
and things were constantly changing. Over the years, the State started requiring
the children to know more before moving on to the next grade. However,
developmentally, children are all different and learn through different
methods. My job as a teacher was to be creative, flexible, and ensure the growth
and success of each student, while still being sure to meet State standards. In
the same way, we, as Christians, are to continually find creative ways to
communicate the gospel to others in this changing society, but always adhere to
the truth of God’s Word. As we study Scripture and spend time with God, we will
grow and learn to successfully do the special work God has for us. Suggested prayer: Dear Lord,
I want to keep growing and learning to be more like Jesus. Keep me from getting
stuck and failing to pursue a deeper relationship with you. And as I grow, give
me the creativity to share the gospel with others in a way that they
understand. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus’ name,
amen. Ephesians 4:15-16 (NLT). Today’s Encounter was written
by: Crystal B. |
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