Grow Up!

Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn't talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in the Christian life. I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren't ready for anything stronger. And you still aren't ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren't you living like people of the world? 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 NLT

 

It’s time to grow up. To apply what we’ve learned spiritually and become mature Christians. If we’re just being spoon-fed…only listening to the sermons on Sunday and not getting into and really studying the meat of God’s Word—on other days of the week, then shame on us. Grow Up! Don’t let your old sinful nature dictate what you think, say and do. Take responsibility for your actions and apply what you have learned from studying God’s Word. What do you want to be doing when Christ returns—if it is in your lifetime? Do you want to know His Word…to have memorized some of it? Do you want to have led at least one person…or maybe a hundred people to the Lord? Or would you rather know the baseball statistics for all the American teams, be able to discuss the latest episode of your favorite TV programs, or chat about the marital dramas of Hollywood actors as noted in the tabloids? I’m sure that for me and my household…we’d rather know the stories, parables, and application of the Biblical truths. Even my six year old grandson would rather read Biblical stories, digging into the solid food of the Word than discuss baseball scores. But he does enjoy a good cartoon or animated children’s adventure show, especially about firemen, now and then!

 

How about you? Do you want to be controlled by your old sinful nature or can you apply spiritual guidance to your life?    

 

Prayer ~ Holy Spirit, help me to dig into God’s Word in a new and deeper way—giving me new insights and application of spiritual matters.

 

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