Yesterday we were working out at our local YMCA and Chez, one of the trainers, walked by wearing a T-shirt which read: UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Then it added “Building a better me through exercise.”
When I saw it, I was reminded that’s why we were all there–young and old, men and women, out of shape and trying to get in shape. We’re all under construction. We’re there to exercise, improve our heath, and get better physically.
But quickly my mind to turn to a spiritual application. “Under construction” ought to describe the state of each one of us as we are growing “in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 3:18). Continue reading
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