"Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."
My Christian walk has been a continual process of growing from belief to knowledge--an intimate relationship with Him. Belief is the mental acceptance that something is true. "All things work together for the good of those who love Him." (By the way, the ultimate good is Christ-likeness) "He will never leave me nor forsake me--even when I am faithless, He will be faithful." "Effectual, fervent prayer accomplishes great things." All these I believed for quite some time. But knowledge develops when the experiences God brings into my life affirm that those truths are real. God through a multitude of circumstances--many of them difficult--has proven to me that each of those beliefs--and many others--are true. I know that they are true because I have experienced them. They have filtered down from my head to my heart to my walk. He has many other truths to teach me: "When I see Him, I shall be like Him." "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." Because He has proven His promises to me over and over again (an advantage of old age), I can continue to say the right things about Him no matter what the circumstances may seem to be saying to me.
"Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." It takes a lifetime.
My Christian walk has been a continual process of growing from belief to knowledge--an intimate relationship with Him. Belief is the mental acceptance that something is true. "All things work together for the good of those who love Him." (By the way, the ultimate good is Christ-likeness) "He will never leave me nor forsake me--even when I am faithless, He will be faithful." "Effectual, fervent prayer accomplishes great things." All these I believed for quite some time. But knowledge develops when the experiences God brings into my life affirm that those truths are real. God through a multitude of circumstances--many of them difficult--has proven to me that each of those beliefs--and many others--are true. I know that they are true because I have experienced them. They have filtered down from my head to my heart to my walk. He has many other truths to teach me: "When I see Him, I shall be like Him." "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." Because He has proven His promises to me over and over again (an advantage of old age), I can continue to say the right things about Him no matter what the circumstances may seem to be saying to me.
"Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." It takes a lifetime.
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