Tuesday August 08th, 2023
« Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved »
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
Understand
Today, we’re looking at young Christians-young by virtue of their level of maturity in Christ.
Some people come to Christ and begin to nurse good desires, far beyond the capability of their spiritual maturity e.g. immediately desiring the office of a pastor, evangelist or minister. While such desires are good, they are ill-timed for fresh converts.
The first responsibility of young believers after becoming born again is to desire the sincere milk of the word so that they may grow to maturity (1 Peter 2:2).
Physically speaking, when a baby desires to eat the same food as an adult, he/she desires what could be harmful.
In a similar vein, when a young Christian desires to be a pastor or an evangelist overnight, it spells trouble that may hinder the growth of that individual.
Children being born into God’s family through the preaching of the gospel must take time to study the word of God and be well-grounded in it. 1 John 3:1 & 3 CEV says:
« Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don’t know who we are….This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy. »
The depth of the word of God is menace against the present-day Church.
We make a lot of noise in our preaching, without a strong basis in the word of God.
I call such sermons “Thunder without Rain”.
Even when some believers yearn for the word, it is nowhere to be found on many of our pulpits.
May the Lord elevate the ministry of the word in the body of Christ, in the mighty name of Jesus.
May we be found worthy if the trumpet should sound today, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer point: Father, please help me to continue to grow in Christ, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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