Knowledge, Self-Control

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:5-11

When did you decide to follow Christ? I was thirteen. Do you remember the exact time? I do.

How does a new believer feed his faith and continue to grow? Read the Scriptures regularly to increase your understanding of God. Make prayer a daily part of your life. Bible reading and prayer help us grow closer to God and withstand temptation.

The Holy Spirit will begin to develop the “fruit of the Spirit” in you. You need to surrender your life in faith and obedience. We display God’s love through our witness and service.

Our spiritual journeys continue. It is a privilege to have a relationship in which we grow because of the grace of the Lord in our lives. We grow because of the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Salvation is the miracle of a moment; growth is the labor of a lifetime.

Our Daily Bread – January 11, 2014