Grow in Grace

Fresh is good!  Think of it -- fresh bed sheets, fresh steamed broccoli & squash, a rain shower. My oldest son, Danny, took a big bite of recently thawed cornbread [meant for cornbread dressing], and he was not impressed! A Godly life stems from growth. The strength and well-being of one's spiritual life depend on the things which feed them.  Staleness or the lack of freshness comes when we stop feeding on the goodness of God's Word.  That’s how sin takes rule of our thoughts. Loretta Lynn once said, "you've got to continue to grow or you're just like last night's cornbread -- stale and dry."  Danny got a taste of that -- stale, dry cornbread!  This is how the world sees and hears us when we stop growing, moving forward in righteousness.  Peter asked: "what sort of people ought you to be in conduct and godliness?" (2 Peter 3:11).  The answer, "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:18).  Right now, today, is the perfect time to shake off the stale and water what is dry. Grow in grace!