God Thinking XIX - Growing In Grace 7

" How can you tell if you are growing in grace?

5     You love the things of God.

 

Collosians 3:1 “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.”

God does not water down His truth so that people will buy it.  God is not going to let each one of us devise our own way to seek Him, find Him and know Him.

God says, if ye are risen with Christ then you are to seek those things which are above. 

So often people want to know:

How do I know if I am saved?

How do I know if I am filled with the Spirit?

How do I know if I am in the will of God?

Are you seeking the things that are above where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God?

That’s how you know if you are growing in Christ.

Does it please you to make changes in your TV viewing, so that you can take charge of purifying what enters into your mind?

Does it thrill you to help others?

Do you enjoy giving? 

These are the things of God. 

Cultural and traditional Christianity are being replaced by Christlikeness, because God’s people are starting to believe God’s Word.  They are starting to trust that God knows best.

How can you tell if you are growing in grace?

You love the things of God.

Excerpt from God Thinking XIX Growing In Grace by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013