CHRIST COMMONWEALTH-COMMUNITY
The Love-Life Agency
Thursday 7th, September, 2023
ARE YOU GROWING? 2
“Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.
Ephesians 4:15 (GNT)
Your growth in Christ is not an ACCIDENT it is an intentional process.
Your individual growth contributes to the building up of Christ’s body.
This makes your growth essential in the increase of the body of Christ.
Doubtlessly your personal growth in Christ is your responsibility, however, it is essentially dependent on the Lord’s supply.
Which means your growth in Christ shouldn’t be in isolation, though you have crucial role to play in it. Remember, you can do nothing without the Lord. (John 15:5).
This should be the underlining reality of your growth in Christ.
Take responsibility of your growth, by taking advantage of your partnership with the Lord in the Holy Spirit.
There is a point you have to genuinely look at yourself through the Word of Grace; to see if you are a true expression of your true self in Christ.
There is a point in your walk in Christ, where you should know you have to manifest or express Christ in a greater measure.
There is a point you have to emit greater light and exude far exceeding glory by the power of God which is at work in you.
There is a point you have to be an example of great faith which works in love.
“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.” Hebrews 5:12 (NLT)
Are you growing?
Are you being an example of faith?
Are you an example of the love of Christ?
Your growth in Christ is predictable.
There are specific things which contributes to your growth. These are intentional habits of grace or spiritual disciplines.
Cultivate the habits of:
1. fellowshipping with the Word. This trains you to hear the Lord’s voice.
2. consistent and spontaneous prayer. You develop your spiritual ear and sharpens your ability to see right visions in the Lord.
3. being an effective member or belonging to the body of Christ (through a local church)
4. becoming an expression of love everyday and in all things.
5. uniquely sharing Christ with others.
Christ Jesus should be the central focus of these habits not our self efforts and self gratification.
You practice them without stress when you make the goodness and the enjoyment of Christ the goal.
As you practice these habits, you may not really feel you are growing; however, as you repeat them over a period of time, you will realise you have matured and become fruitful.
You begin to see transformation in your thoughts, speech, conduct and manner of life.
When you are growing, you become an example of Christ to the saints and the world.
The focus is not you becoming superior to the other saints.
The focus must always be as Paul said, “THAT I MAY KNOW HIM” (Philippians 3:10)
How have you cultivated the habits of growth?
Are you intentional about your growth in the Lord?
Selah.
DIG DEEPER
(2 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 1:8; Hebrews 5:12-13; 1 Peter 2:2; Proverbs 4:18; Galatians 4:1)
WE PRAY
– That we will increase in the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
– That we will walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of God, and demonstrating the love of Christ.
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2023
Day 212:
Psalm 119:151- 176
John 1
DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– I am an example of faith.
– I demonstrate the love of Christ in all that I do.
– I make time daily to fellowship with the Lord.
– I don’t settle for less, I press deeper daily to manifest Christ in a greater measure.
– My heart and mind is cultivated in the love of God daily as I feast on the word.
– I set my affection on the Lord.
– The love of God dominates my heart and influences my actions.
– I am directed and instructed daily by the word of God.
– Envy, bitterness and offenses have no place in my heart because I am deeply rooted in the love of Christ.
Oh Hallelujah!!! Glory to God!
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