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

The question or challenge for you today is , are you growing in Christ? When you look back at your conversion, the day when the Father drew you to Jesus, are you still the same person? Do you have deeper knowledge of your Lord today then you did yesterday? Has the Holy Spirit been producing good fruit within you? Can other people see a change in you? Are you feasting on the meat of the Word of God or are you still drinking the milk of a spiritual infant?

These are alot of questions to ponder about yourself, but it’s a good reflection of where you are at with your relationship with Christ. Many people will say , Yes I’m a Christian, I got baptized at this date, I went to CCD classes, I got to Church periodically, I’m good. Is that enough? Has there been any spiritual growth since you became a “Christian”? 

The Apostle Peter says “Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” Grow, not remain stagnant. Is there any desire within you to want to pursue God deeper? If there is, what is stopping you? Jesus said “Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7) Jesus didn’t say don’t ask questions, don’t pursue holiness, don’t read your Bible, ect. Christ is inviting you to pursue him, He has already found you, now learn more about your Great Shepherd

Notice what the Apostle Paul said the Church of Corinth “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ., I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; (1 Corinthians 3:1-2) There was many things Paul wanted to teach the Church of Corinth, but many of them were still just “babes in Christ” they were still not spiritually mature enough to understand what he was teaching them. Therefor he had to feed them spiritual milk instead of meat, just as we would a real infant.

What was the difference with these believers? They didn’t grow in Christ yet, they were still at the infant stage not ready for deeper knowledge of The Lord. If you want to deepen your knowledge of God , you need to grow in Christ by the Holy Spirit. Some might be reading this and wonder what I’m talking about, while others know exactly what I’m talking about, it depends on where you are at with your relationship with Christ

So how do we grow in Christ? We need to be committed to Christ, be obedient to Jesus as your Lord, submitting to his authority and teachings. Be obedient to the Holy Spirit and what he is trying to show and teach you. Read the Word of God daily and meditate on its words, pray without ceasing , belong to a Church community where you can be sanctified and sharpened by your brothers and sisters in Christ, Amen!