Title
Growth Is Not an Option
Scripture
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(2 Peter 3:18)
Devotional
Growth is the key to life for the believer. If we are not growing we are regressing and returning to a worse state than our former state. The more we know about the things of God, the more there is required of us. There are two areas of required growth: grace and knowledge. Grace is God granting us the ability to be conformed into the expressed image of His Son and empowering us to do so. The knowledge aspect of our growth is not the mere accumulation of information, but a personal increasing relationship with the Son of God. If we are not growing in these two areas, we are regressing and our lives have no peace or joy. To experience this grace and knowledge we have to expand our comfort zones. We have to read more, pray more and do more. Get uncomfortable; expand the borders of your life and walk very closely with your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.