1 Corinthians 3:1 (NIV)
3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as
people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere
infants in Christ.
Some people have received Christ but have never reached
spiritual maturity. They have been in church all their lives, and yet they have
never become mature Christians. They are still considered “spiritual children”
and “babes in Christ.” They know little Scripture. They have little desire to
pray, and bear few of the marks of a Christian in their daily living. To say,
“I will resolve to do better, I will muster all my will power and revise my way
of living,” is noble, but futile. A corpse could as well say, “I will-through
sheer effort-rise out of this coffin and be a living man again.” You need a
power outside yourself. You cannot get over the habits and chains that are
binding you. You need outside help. You need Christ.
The Bible tells of a bridge of faith which reaches from the
valley of despair to the high hills of glorious hope in Christ. It tells where
we are, but beyond that-it tells where we may be in Christ. Now, of course, you
will not be completely mature until you are in the presence of Christ, but you
should be growing every day as a Christian.
Thought for today:
Can I track my personal growth?
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