My devotion on Hebrews 5 is up today at FBCN’s The Summit site.
My lovely wife nursed both of our daughters, so there was not much of an opportunity for me to feed them. I looked forward to the days ahead when I would be able to feed them some “real” food. Unfortunately for me, the child development process takes time. As much as I wanted introduce solids, we knew that feeding a baby solid food too early would make them sick. On the other hand, keeping them on milk for too long would mean that they wouldn’t get the nourishment they need to grow healthy. We patiently waited for the right moment to introduced solids and gradually moved forward.
Like human development, spiritual growth is a process – a process that should be moving forward towards maturity. In Hebrews 5:11-14 we see that God’s design is for a new believer to become grounded in the elementary truths of the faith. Once grounded, they should be growing towards maturity. We should not become stagnant or worse, regress. No, we should mature, teaching righteousness and helping others distinguish between good and evil.
Just as we all look forward to the development of our children we should be mindful of our own spiritual growth. Take a look at your relationship with God. Are you enjoying solid food moving towards maturity? How about your spouse? Your children? Your fellow Life Group members?
