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Growth is a natural part of life. During our lifetime we experience physical, mental, and psychological growth. In the life of the child of God, spiritual growth is also part of our maturing process. While physical, mental, and to a certain extent psychological growth may end and even regress, this
The command, “Grow in grace” implies not that by taking thought we can add any fraction of measure to our stature, but that by the use of the means (of grace), attended with God’s blessing, we further our spiritual nurture. Assurance
It continues to grow, soon emerging into view and grows until it reaches maturity. Once again we can see (with those spiritual eyes that we have been given) a picture of the spiritual. God gives the seed of life, just as He gives us life when we are regenerated by His Spirit. We are called out of da
At this, we are at once reminded of the marvel of growth itself, even as it is manifested when viable seeds are cast into fertile lands! All these marvels are too much with us, it seems, for us to stand in awe and wonder at those mighty laws of God, infused and maintained continuously from creation
Digging, ever digging, these roots continue their mining to absorb moisture and food. Man waits eagerly for those first wee tips of green to appear through the surface of the soil. One can almost hear the crackling of the upper layer of earth as the plants begin forcing themselves upward. A tiny s
As the buds receive nourishment, they gradually begin to expand, breaking through the sealed scales of winter, producing the welcome signs of spring. Oh, let us not be hidden within our wintry cell of sin, but let us blossom forth, stirred by the “life- giving power” which flows from the Eternal Fou
God does not favor us more one day than another day. But we can grow, and we do grow, in the beauty of God’s own Son. We grow in grace when God works increasingly by his grace in us. The result is that we become more and more conformed to the image of Jesus Christ and we live more and more out of Go
Thy spirit, O Lord, makes life to abound; The earth is renewed, and fruitful the ground; To God ascribe glory and wisdom and might, Let God in His creatures forever delight. (Psalter 287, v. 1 -- Versification of Psalm 104 Warmer days are slowly approaching and with it comes all the joyous expectanc
In other places in the Old Testament, sakal is translated “prosper”, which has a slightly different shade of meaning—a meaning that can also be related to growth: “to flourish, succeed, thrive” . The Latin root spero, “to hope for, expect, trust in, wait for” is the basis for the English word prosp