My Devotional By Liz Omondi | Email: timestodayke@gmail.com
Deep Waters
www.sportsspectrum.com | image courtesy: rio olympics | “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus apostle Peter was a spiritual leader, he warned that anyone can get Christ. To him be glory both now and forever!” — 2 Peter 3:18 lazy or overconfident and stop learning and growing. Therefore, he challenged us to grow in the Lord until He takes us to Heaven. “But Swimming is fun and relaxing for children under close supervision, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” but it moves from fun to competition on high school and college swim (2 Peter 3:18). teams. In March, the California Golden Bears won the 2022 NCAA national championship for men’s swimming and diving. Before they In a similar way, the apostle Paul urged us to follow his example by reached the pinnacle of the sport, however, the team members first stretching our spiritual muscles for diving into the depths of spiritual learned to dog paddle and tread water. Eventually, they learned the maturity. When Paul prayed, which he did a lot, he prayed for conbackstroke, freestyle and sidestroke, as well as others. tinuous spiritual growth in and through the lives of his brothers and sisters in Christ. “May the Lord make your love increase and overCompetitive swimmers are some of the best athletes in the world. flow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. Some competitors race 800 meters, which is more than the distance May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy of eight football fields. If individuals prepare for such events, they de- in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes velop strong lung capacity, strong muscles, agility and incredible de- with all his holy ones” (1 Thessalonians 3:12-13). termination for weight training and daily swims for hours at a time. Are your spiritual muscles growing? Just like top athletes move from the shallow end to deeper waters and larger swimming pools, a growing Christian continues to reach — Bill Kent, Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Sylvania, Georgia greater heights in spiritual maturity. We should not simply tread water for a lifetime. Just like top athletes seek constant improvement, Christians should aim for excellence in our character and conduct. Even though the
TT 156 | June 14th- June 20th| 2022
