climbed, the rungs appear further apart because we have accepted spiritual smallness as the new standard of the day. E.M. Bounds once said, “Everywhere, everything in apostolic times was on the was given to stretch…. No premium dwarves, no encouragement to an old is a phrase in scripture babyhood.” There that is said of Isaac, Moses, Samson, Samuel, John the Baptist, and Jesus; “And the child grew....” is a phrase describing It an increase of spiritual stature as much as it is their physical stature. Growth is a natural and normal process of life, but the moment we cease to grow spiritually, something within that life is now in jeopardy. We are told it was during a season of rest, David...lay with her.” It “And was on a night when he fell asleep at prayer that sat down among them” and “Peter denied knowing Jesus. Withered leaves will rarely signal the arrival of forthcoming fruit.
climbed, the rungs appear further apart because we have accepted spiritual smallness as the new standard of the day. E.M. Bounds once said, “Everywhere, everything in apostolic times was on the stretch…. No premium was given to dwarves, no encouragement to an old babyhood.” There is a phrase in scripture that is said of Isaac, Moses, Samson, Samuel, John the Baptist, and Jesus; “And the child grew....” It is a phrase describing an increase of spiritual stature as much as it is their physical stature. Growth is a natural and normal process of life, but the moment we cease to grow spiritually, something within that life is now in jeopardy. We are told it was during a season of rest, “And David...lay with her.” It was on a night when he fell asleep at prayer that “Peter sat down among them” and denied knowing Jesus. Withered leaves will rarely signal the arrival of forthcoming fruit.