Will You Graduate?
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18.
God wants no Christian men or women stunted in spiritual growth serving Him. Of course, the statue of a person is not a hindrance unless the hindrances have to do with their heart and mind. (Luke 19:1-10). God looks at the person not on their physical appearance. (I Samuel 16:7). God gives liberally to all that seek Him with a proper heart. (James 1:5). God’s mind and His plans are not ours (Romans 11:33-34). God’s love is everlasting. (Jeremiah 31:3). It is not wonder why Father God rejects disciples who are narrow minded, petty, and childish.
Smallness in a Christian is the result of largeness one’s ego. He sees himself as all important. He has not learned the law of detachment; he feels that he himself necessary to God’s work as is the instrument for God’s power. He does not understand that to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit is to walk in love. (Romans 13:8,10).
This is not all. If I am dwarfish towards others, it is because first I am dwarfed toward God. I can never be stingy, prejudiced, and opinionated if I am open to the work of the Holy Spirit in my life. God is love and whoever does not walk in love does not know God. (I John 4:8). Paul’s words strike me forcibly, “Grow up…toward… Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). Paul tells us to grow up. It is our responsibility to put away childish behavior. To end my spiritual dwarfism is to make continual progress to become Christ like. The end of this childlike behavior is not what we are supposed to be. We are to grow into strong men and women for Jesus.
If I am spiritually immature, it is because something has gone very wrong with my heart, my mind and my spiritual growth. Many Christians do not grow in maturity because they are in a perpetual state of babyhood. The question is will do mature? Will you graduate? Fixing our eyes on the Author and the Finisher of our faith is the key to on-going spiritual growth. (Hebrews 12:2). How do you measure up?