I was looking through some old photos of the grandchildren recently and realised how much they’d grown and changed in such a short period of time. We tend not to notice in the day to day until we look back even a few short years! Children can’t help growing, it just happens, and an up to date photo proves it!😊
As I was thinking about that, God reminded me that we are His children and even when we don’t think we’ve grown spiritually, we actually have, and He can see it even when we can’t. He holds an up to date photo of us in His breast pocket!😊
God is watching our new shoots, seeing us go from faith to faith, growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. He tells us we’re going from glory to glory and we need to thank Him for all of it because thanksgiving causes multiplication.
Jesus showed us this principle when He thanked God for the five loaves and two fish which were then multiplied! Is there anything in our lives that we would like to see grow and multiplied? More patience and wisdom, more love and grace, more courage, more confidence, more faith and victory? Then let’s thank God for what we do have, for what He’s already given to us, for the progress we have made, and ask Him to multiply it and make it grow, and give Him all the glory for it.
And let’s remember to do our part by feeding on His word because it has an inbuilt supernatural ability to heal us, grow us up, teach and train us.
The enemy wants us to look at our old photograph which shows how we used to be, not how we are now in God’s eyes. So be encouraged today to dig into His word and look at your up to date photograph that God sees, growing wiser, kinder, more loving and thoughtful, more Christlike in every way knowing you’re growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lord we thank You for the progress we have made, and will make, and give you all the glory for it in advance. In Jesus name. Amen.
In Jesus name Amen!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jackie XX