Days of Praise Podcast
Grow in Grace
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” (2 Peter 3:18)
These last words of the apostle Peter urge us to grow i... More...
- Duration:
- 2m
- Broadcast on:
- 04 Sep 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Grow in grace. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to Him be glory both now and forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3, 18. These last words of the Apostle Peter urge us to grow in each of two important phases of the Christian life—grace and knowledge. Such growth into Him in all things will indeed give glory to Him now and forever. When we first become Christians, we are newborn babes. Our spiritual birth has been by the Word of God on the basis of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. As the Christian life began with the Word, it can only grow on the Word. As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby. Here, of the Word is the Greek logicos, elsewhere used only in Romans 12-1, where it is translated reasonable. It is the source of our English word, logical. New Christians must feed on unadulterated, logical truth if they are to grow, and this can be found only in the Holy Scriptures. There is another word used for babes—Greek nepios—without speech. This word is used for toddlers, old enough to walk, but not yet able to speak plainly or to act unselfishly. It is used for carnal Christians. I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk and not with meat. Carnality in Christians is a rested growth at the babes in Christ stage and is clearly abnormal. Such stumbling, quarrelsome babes need to be fed with meat as well as milk if they are to grow. For everyone that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. May the Lord enable us to grow in His grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you have enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org/donate. Your gift of any amount helps us reach others with biblical truth and encouragement. Thanks for listening. We hope you'll start each day with day's praise.