Yesterday was school registration day. What a mad house. Between all the confusion and chaos and money flying around, there is a small detail that makes me love this day. There something about seeing the children again after not seeing them for just the short months of summer. Some of them have different hair cuts. Some have grown 2 feet. Some have matured in their faces and in the eight grade some of them have grown beards.
Its just a great measure of physical development and really really fun to witness. Its a shame in some ways that we reach a maturity level with our physical stature. The shame is that I think sometimes we apply that same ‘I’m done’ growing approach to our spiritual growth as well. Wouldn’t it be interesting if we could witness in such a visual way our continued spiritual growth?
So, maybe as school gets starting for another year, we need to assess our spiritual situation and figure out what we need to do to move on the the next level. Just like those children growth day by day, not all at once over the summer, we can continue to grow in our salvation day by day. However, you do have to make sure that just like school lunch, you are providing yourself with spiritual fuel to keep that growth going.
So, start today and sign up for continued spiritual growth!
14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Ephesians 4:14-16 (New International Version)
17Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. 18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2 Peter 3:17-18 (New International Version)