Monday, August 28th

Today’s Scripture 

“He “ascended” means that he returned to heaven, after he had first descended from the heights of heaven, even descending as far as the lowest parts of the earth. The same one who descended is also the one who ascended above the heights of heaven, in order to begin the restoration and fulfillment of all things. And he has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers. And their calling is to nurture and prepare all the holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the body of Christ. These grace ministries will function until we all attain oneness in the faith, until we all experience the fullness of what it means to know the Son of God, and finally we become one perfect man with the full dimensions of spiritual maturity and fully developed in the abundance of Christ. And then our immaturity will end! And we will not be easily shaken by trouble, nor led astray by novel teachings or by the false doctrines of deceivers who teach clever lies. But instead we will remain strong and always sincere in our love as we express the truth. All our direction and ministries will flow from Christ and lead us deeper into him, the anointed Head of his body, the church. For his “body” has been formed in his image and is closely joined together and constantly connected as one. And every member has been given divine gifts to contribute to the growth of all; and as these gifts operate effectively throughout the whole body, we are built up and made perfect in love.”       

Ephesians 4:9-16

Today’s Thought 

Growth and change feel similar because they’re both birthed out of discomfort… But they are totally different. Most people misinterpret a season of growth in their spiritual life as a season of change… That's dangerous because you will never reach your full potential by misinterpreting your season.

Today’s Confession 

Lord, thank you for helping me reach my full potential in my spiritual life. Help me to not jump the gun when I’m in the middle of growing and stretching spiritually. Give me peace as I grow in the knowledge of you, no matter how uncomfortable I get in the process.