Grow To Maturity

1 Samuel 14; 1 Chronicles 4; 2 Corinthians 13
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Grow To Maturity

Scripture

2 Corinthians 13:10

...Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Observation

Paul closes his letter to the Corinthians with these words, “Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.”

He commands the believers to “be joyful, to grow to maturity, to encourage each other, and to live in harmony and peace.” Why did he need to say those things? Because our default button is to do and to be just the opposite. We are wired with an old nature that loves to be sad, loves to be lazy, loves to discourage, and loves to fight.” So we must depend on our new nature which is “Christ” living in us.

Application

I will work today to put this verse into practice as I deal with people!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to be joyful. Help me to grow today. Help me be an encourager. Help me to live in harmony and peace.

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