Growth In Grace

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

August 20, 2025

Growth In Grace

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge

of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 3:18a 

A supervisor was interviewing two employees for a promotion. After the interviews he selected Bob for the promotion. A colleague was surprised by his choice and asked, “Why Bob?” “Experience” the supervisor replied. “But Bob has only been here five years; the other man has ten years’ experience.” “No, Bob has five years’ experience, the other guy has one year experience ten times.”

So, how long have we been Christians; how many years’ experiences in the faith do we have? Are we having the same experience repeatedly or are we growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When I am helping leading retreats, we invite the participants to understand their priorities in life by asking them to think about where they spend their money; how do they spend their free time; and what is the subject of their daydreams. Similarly, we can test our growth in grace and knowledge of Christ by asking about spiritual disciplines.

First, how is our prayer time? Secondly, how is our study time? Thirdly, how disciplined are we in our giving to the Lord? And fourth, how much time do we spend in Christian fellowship?

My Takeaway: These spiritual disciplines will not save us, but they well may reveal if we have yet been saved to the uttermost: “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25 NKJV)   

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

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