Gospel Reflections #870: Growing Slowly

Galatians 3:27 "For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ."

We receive baptism as a declaration of our belief in and acceptance of Christ.

Through it, we are covered by Christ's righteousness.

But it is not that we became righteous because we were baptized.

We are made righteous by Christ's righteousness.

And baptism is not the goal; baptism is the start of the path to Christ.

We are clothed in Christ's righteousness, experience Christ's righteousness, are nurtured in Christ's righteousness, are healed in Christ's righteousness, and are transformed into Christ's likeness.

For this, we need to be nurtured by the Holy Spirit.

Just as trees grow slowly, our faith also grows slowly, but we are always guided by God so that we may surely bear God's fruit.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.