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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Spiritual Discipline

I have been reminded recently that God desires us to develop disciplined spiritual lives, as a means to pour out more of his grace.

Once we grasp the tremendous truth that righteousness is a gift from God, we can sometimes be tempted to believe that we are absolved of all responsibility for changing.


Spiritual disciplines allow us to place ourselves before God so that he can transform us. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. The grace of God is unearned and inearnable, but if we ever expect to grow in grace, we must pay the price of a consciously chosen course of action.

Don't think that taking further steps into developing a more disciplined spiritual life will ultimately lead you into legalistic living. In my life I have found it simply leaves me in the place of being more amazed, more humbled and more in awe of His wonderful grace.

Reference: Richard Foster (1989) The Celebration of Discipline. Hodder and Stoughton.

by Jeremy at 8:33 AM |