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Luke 9:23 KJV
Then
He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you
must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me.
It is true, that we were never called to become instant, and fully
grown children of God. Instantly converted through confession
and repentance of sin, taking The Lord Jesus as our Savior, yes, but
never are we promised to be instantly mature accomplished children
of God, at conversion.
Colossians
1:9,10 KJV
9
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the
knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding;
10
That ye might walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God;
Spiritual
Growth:
Psalm
84:11 KJV
For
The Lord God is a sun and shield: The Lord will give grace and glory:
no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm
111:10 KJV
The
fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding
have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
Psalm
119:130 KJV
The
entrance of thy Words giveth Light; it giveth understanding unto the
simple.
Proverbs
4:18 KJV
But
the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and
more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs
9:10 KJV
The
fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the
holy is understanding.
Isaiah
28:10 KJV
For
precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Matthew
13:31,32 KJV
31
Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in
his field:
32
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is
the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of
the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Luke
2:40,52 NLT
40
There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with
wisdom, and God’s favor was on Him.
52
Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the
people.
Luke
13:18,19 KJV
18
Then said He, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto
shall I resemble it?
19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into
his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the
air lodged in the branches of it.
John
16:12-16 KJV
12 I
have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13
Howbeit when He, The Spirit Of Truth, is come, He will guide you into
all Truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall
hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.
14
He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it
unto you.
15
All things that The Father hath are Mine: therefore said I, that He
shall take of Mine, and shall shew it unto you.
16 A
little while, and ye shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and
ye shall see Me, because I go to The Father.
I
Corinthians 2:9-16 NLT
9
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,“No eye has seen, no
ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for
those who love Him.”
10
But it was to us that God revealed these things by His Spirit. For
His Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.
11 No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own
spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own
Spirit. 12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s
spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
13
When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from
human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by The Spirit,
using The Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.
14
But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from
God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t
understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what
The Spirit means.
15
Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves
cannot be evaluated by others.
16
For,“Who can know The Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach
Him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of
Christ.
I
Corinthians 15:49 KJV
And
as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the
image of the heavenly.
II
Corinthians 3:16-18 NLT
16
But whenever someone turns to The Lord, the veil is taken away.
17
For The Lord is The Spirit, and wherever The Spirit Of The Lord is,
there is freedom.
18
So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the
glory of The Lord. And The Lord—who is The Spirit—makes us more
and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image.
II
Corinthians 3:16-18 NLT
16
But whenever someone turns to The Lord, the veil is taken away.
17
For The Lord is The Spirit, and wherever The Spirit Of The Lord is,
there is freedom.
18
So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the
glory of The Lord. And The Lord—who is The Spirit—makes us more
and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image.
Ephesians
4:11-16 CEV
11
Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries,
pastors, and teachers,
12
so that His people would learn to serve and His body would grow
strong.
13
This will continue until we are united by our faith and by our
understanding of The Son Of God. Then we will be mature, just as
Christ is, and we will be completely like Him.
14
We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people
trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us
around from place to place.
15
Love should always make us tell The Truth. Then we will grow in every
way and be more like Christ, the head
16
of the body. Christ holds it together and makes all of its parts work
perfectly, as it grows and becomes strong because of love.
Ephesians
5:8 KJV
For
ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye Light in The Lord: walk as
children of Light:
Colossians
2:6 KJV
As
ye have therefore received Christ Jesus The Lord, so walk ye in Him:
Colossians
3:10 NLT
Put
on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator
and become like Him.
I
Thessalonians 3:12,13 KJV
12
And The Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward
another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
13
To the end He may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before
God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all
His saints.
I
Thessalonians 4:10 NLT
Indeed,
you already show your love for all the believers throughout
Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love
them even more.
II
Thessalonians 1:3 CEV
My
dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you,
because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing
all the time.
Hebrews 5:11-14 NLT (A Call to Spiritual Growth)
11
There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is
difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and
don’t seem to listen.
12
You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching
others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things
about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat
solid food.
13
For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know
how to do what is right.
14
Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the
skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
Hebrews
6:1-3 CEV
1 We
must try to become mature and start thinking about more than just the
basic things we were taught about Christ. We shouldn’t need to keep
talking about why we ought to turn from deeds that bring death and
why we ought to have faith in God.
2
And we shouldn’t need to keep teaching about baptisms or about the
laying on of hands or about people being raised from death and the
future judgment.
3
Let’s grow up, if God is willing.
I
Peter 2:2 CEV
Be
like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that
will help you grow and be saved.
II
Peter 1:5-11 CEV
5 Do
your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness,
understanding,
6
self-control, patience, devotion to God,
7
concern for others, and love.
8 If
you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about
our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful.
9
But if you don’t grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or
blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
10
My friends, you must do all you can to show that God has really
chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won’t
stumble and fall.
11
Then our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will give you a glorious
welcome into His kingdom that will last forever.
II
Peter 3:18 CEV
Let
the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now
and forever! Amen.
I
John 2:6 KJV
He
that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as
He walked.
II
John 1:6 KJV
And
this is love, that we walk after His commandments. This is the
commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should
walk in it.
Deeper,
Deeper
Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.
Chorus:
Oh, deeper yet, I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, Holy Word.
Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.
Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,
Holy faith and true;
In His pow’r and soul exulting wisdom
Let me peace pursue.
Author: Charles P. Jones, 1900
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Prayer:
Dear Friend, today, is the day to call
upon the name of The Lord. We have no promise of tomorrow!
Proverbs 27:1 KJV
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for
thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
II Corinthians 6:2 NLT For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. I Thessalonians 5:9 KJV
Hebrews 4:7 KJV
"...To day if ye will hear His
voice, harden not your hearts.
I John 5:11-13
KJV
11 And this is the record, that God
hath given to us Eternal life, and this Life is in His Son.
12 He that hath The Son hath Life;
and he that hath not The Son Of God hath not Life.
13 These things have I written unto
you that believe on the name of The Son Of God; that ye may know
that ye have Eternal Life, and that ye may believe on the name of
The Son Of God.
Revelation 3:20
NLT
Look! I stand
at the door and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will
come in..."
