Lenten Devotion - March 29, 2025
Saturday, March 29, 2025 Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-8 Devotion: Peter describes spiritual growth as an unfolding process: "Support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control..." Each quality builds upon the last, creating a rich tapestry of character. The purpose? "For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful." Fruitfulness doesn't happen overnight. Just as an orchard takes years of cultivation before yielding a harvest, spiritual growth requires patient development. Yet each small step matters—every choice to respond with love instead of anger, every decision to practice generosity instead of selfishness helps shape us into people who naturally produce good fruit. Where are you in this growth process? Which of these qualities feels most challenging for you right now? Rather than being discouraged by how far you have to go, celebrate the growth th...