Grow in Grace

From Our Pastor's Desk

2nd Peter 3:18 – “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen” 

Read a story about a man that was in jail for 15 years. 

Never received a single visitor. After his release, his wife and son met with him, only to tell him never to return to them. 

His 3 daughters, now married, refused to see him, never seen his 4 grand children (wasn’t sure how many).

A society that values “saving face” has no room for those who will seemingly bring them disgrace, so we disgrace them. 

We quickly want to see the other fellow disgraced, put down. We want the other to fall so we can bask in the light of self-justification while the other fellow fell. 

To show we are better Christians, more righteous, holier, smarter… All satan wanted to do was to disgrace Jesus on the cross. All his plan is to put us to shame, put us down, humiliate us. Some just want to see others fall. 

So they can bask…We just want to see others fumble and fall from grace, so that we can point to them and say “I’m not like that brother or sister…, I’m better” just like the Pharisee’s statement in his prayers. 

We just want to say “that’s good for him” As Peninah disgraced, abused, humiliated, provoked, belittled Hannah, some just want to see the “nakedness” of others, so they can laugh like Noah’s son, Ham…rather than cover each other’s nakedness as Shem & Japheth did.  

As the Bible admonishes us to grow in grace & the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, may we be obedient by the help of His Spirit, in Jesus Name. Amen.  

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.