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Power For Living
Every Christian is to grow spiritually. The
following POWER acrostic will help you to remember the essential elements
to spiritual progress.
Pray. The Christian who wants to
grow, communicates with God through prayer. He expresses his gratitude
to Him, confesses his sins, and comes to Him with his requests
for himself and for others.
God promises to be near to all who come to Him in prayer (Ps. 145:18).
Obey. In John 14, Jesus said that
our obedience to His commands is an indicator of our love for Him
(vv.15,21,23). We can’t do it in our own strength, however. That’s
one of the reasons He gave us the Holy Spirit (vv.16-17). As we
yield to Him, the Spirit provides the power to walk in obedience
(Gal. 5:16-25).
Worship. A Christian’s devotion
to God is to be continuous. Privately, he should worship
God in his thoughts and prayers (Ps. 34:1). Publicly, he should
unite with fellow believers in a local assembly to bring praise
to God (Ps. 111:1; Heb. 10:24-25).
Evangelize. The good news of the
gospel is to be shared. As we tell others what Christ has done for
us, we will find ourselves growing by spiritual leaps and bounds
(Mt. 28:19-20).
Read. The most direct source
of a Christian’s spiritual growth is the Bible. It must be read
regularly because it is his milk and strong meat (1 Pet. 2:2; Heb.
5:12-14). It tells us how to live (Ps. 119:105). It is God’s word
to us today.
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