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I Must Grow in Grace, April 7
Growing in Grace
Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:18
God requires that every human agent shall improve all the means
of grace Heaven has provided, and become more and more efficient in
the work of God. Every provision has been made that the piety, purity,
and love of the Christian shall ever increase, that his talents may double
and his ability increase in the service of his divine Master. But though
this provision has been made, many who profess to believe in Jesus do
not make it manifest by growth that testifies to the sanctifying power
of the truth upon life and character. When we first receive Jesus into
our hearts, we are as babes in religion; but we are not to remain babes
in experience. We are to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; we are to attain to the full measure of the
stature of men and women in Him. We are to make advances, to gain
new and rich experiences through faith, growing in trust and confidence
and love, knowing God and Jesus Christ whom He hath sent.
The work of transformation from unholiness to holiness is a continu-
ous one. Day by day God labors for man’s sanctification, and man is to
cooperate with Him, putting forth persevering efforts in the cultivation
of right habits. He is to add grace to grace; and as he thus works on the
plan of addition, God works for him on the plan of multiplication. Our
Saviour is always ready to hear and answer the prayer of the contrite
heart, and grace and peace are multiplied to His faithful ones. Gladly He
grants them the blessings they need in their struggle against the evils that
beset them.... Glorious is the hope before the believer as he advances by
faith toward the heights of Christian perfection!
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