Bible Verse of The Day – 9-14-20

Hebrews 5:12 (NKJV) 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

Growing and maturing as a believer is a serious topic that we all should ponder and seek God about.

When we are born again, it is implied by various passages and texts in God’s word that we, as believers, should grow and mature.

Nowhere is it ever implied that we should remain as spiritual infants, lacking maturity or growth.

In Paul’s letter to the Corinthian believers, he scolded them for being immature. He told them plainly that he should be able to give them meat, but due to their lack of maturity he was forced to still be feeding them milk.

1 Corinthians 3:2 (NKJV) 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

Not growing as a believer is due to a few different factors.

One, we don’t fully understand or appreciate what Christ did for us. And, two, we don’t have someone to properly teach us beyond the basics of Christianity.

It’s up to us to learn and recognize what God has done for us through His grace and His mercy, offering forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. Getting understanding of this alone will usually be enough to cause us to want to learn more and more of Him, spurring up forward in our growth and maturity.

It is also up to us to dig in and learn God’s word in a way that helps us grow in our everyday lives as believers.

Most times this works best when we sit under someone (a person or organization) who can lead us and guide us in getting understanding of God’s word so it can be properly applied to our hearts and lives.

Having someone to guide us in our learning is important, as it can help us navigate through whatever parts of God’s word that we may have trouble understanding.

It also helps us when we can glean pieces of wisdom and understanding from them as they share things they have learned as they have walked through various things in their lives.

Most importantly, all of this can help us gain insight and discernment as we learn to see God move and hear Him speak to our spirit, leading and guiding us every step of the way.

If you’re interested in learning more about this, we have created a three-part video series on this topic. You can view video #1 here: The Process – Part 1.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902