Message from Scripture: 9/16/2020

Our message from Scripture today is Eph. 4:15; “But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ.”

Whatever stage of life we are currently in, we can look back to when we were born, and to where we are now, and see the changes that have taken place. We have grown physically, our diets have changed, our abilities have increased, our knowledge and understanding of life has progressed. We still possess the same DNA, but who we are as persons is not the same.

The same is true spiritually. When we obey the gospel, being immersed into Christ and added by the Lord to His church, life takes on a different meaning. We look at things from a spiritual perspective now. Paul reminded the brothers and sisters in Ephesus the goal of their life now is to reflect the image of Christ, more and more. We are not to be content with who we were, but who we want to be, people who think like Christ, who live like Christ.

For this to take place, there are two essential and integral elements that must work in us. First, we must spend time in God’s word, to know His will. We can’t make the decisions about life we should without knowing what God expects of us, of what pleases Him and what displeases Him. In addition to this, our knowledge of God’s word is to be a working knowledge, meaning we take the principles of Scripture and incorporate them into our daily lives. We let Scripture help us decide what we should say or do, where we should go, how we should behave, how we think about life.

When we were immersed into Christ, this process of spiritual growth began, not ended. There is still so much more to learn, to understand, to live by. We have so much of sin to let go of, and so much of Christ to cling to. As long as we can think and do, we can become more like Christ. How are you doing in becoming more like Jesus? Spend time in His word today, and think about how to practice its principles. What a great way to live, and have a great day every day. God bless.

Robert