POWER OF 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.
