"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." 2 Peter 3:18
Although Orville Rogers of Dallas, TX won't officially turn 100 until Tuesday, his birthday celebration started early Saturday morning when, hours before the “official” party was scheduled to begin, he and four generations of his family combined to run 100 miles-with Rogers running the last mile. You see, Orville has been a runner for a very long time (with records and awards to prove it) and said that, with running and with life, it's very important to set goals and keep growing. Which is why, after completing his lifetime goal of turning 100 Tuesday, he will work towards his next one-competing in the National Indoor Track Meet in March saying,"I can still run 100-meters in 33 seconds. I've been greatly blessed and I'm very grateful."
If goal setting is, by definition, deciding what we want to accomplish and then devising a plan to achieve it, we would all do well to continue setting goals throughout our lifetime, wouldn't we? After all, just because we get older doesn't mean we should stop growing right? Peter knew this was true, especially in our spiritual lives if we were to be able to continue to refute false teachers and stand for the truth. Which is why he urged believers to make it their ambition to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." And he knew that doing this-getting to know God and his Word better-would be a lifetime process where there would always be room to grow and mature in the faith, no matter how long a person had been a follower.
So would you say that growing closer to the Lord is a goal you have been working towards every day for a while? Or a goal that you need to set? Thankfully, if you said yes to the latter, today can be the day you devise a plan to achieve that closeness and growth through prayer and Bible study. You'll be so glad that you did.
Heavenly Father, thank you for the Bible that allows us to draw closer to you. As believers, may our greatest desire to be to seek you every day within It's pages and through daily prayer time. Help us to devise a plan to be deliberate and consistent in our goal of growing in the grace and knowledge of You that we might stand for Truth in a world that will always challenge our faith. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
To know you - Casting Crowns
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