Deep insight is for the spiritually mature

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “God’s power in you and for you”

Our Bible verse for today: “But solid food is for the mature – for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.” Hebrews 5:14 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Deep insight is for the spiritually mature”

For most of my adult life I have tried to maintain a regular exercise routine that has included strength training. It has also included lots of cardio, as well as exercises to enhance flexibility and endurance, but resistance training to promote and maintain strength has been a key element too.

The objective of strength training is to first establish a good foundation of strong healthy muscle, and then to build upon it to make those muscles stronger-and-stronger. As that happens, you will be able to lift more weight. The object is to build up your muscles as your strength increases.

Spiritual growth is like that too. That’s what the writer of the letter to the Hebrews was referring to in Hebrews 5:11-14. In that passage, he admonished some of his readers because in his opinion they had been lazy (his words). They had not been engaging in regular and consistent spiritual disciplines so that they would be spiritually healthy and growing ever stronger. Instead, they had done little in that regard and as a result, they were spiritually unhealthy.

Conversely, in verse 14, he referred to those who had done the hard work of regular spiritual workouts. As a result of their discipline and hard work in this area, they were strong and healthy and growing stronger and healthier every day. Therefore, they were able to consume what he referred to as “solid food,” by which he meant deeper spiritual truth. That solid spiritual food was to their spirit like a good steak would be for their physical body.

The editors of the Experiencing God Study Bible explained it this way: “Deep spiritual truths are reserved for the spiritually mature. Though the immature my hear the truths, they will not grasp them.”

God reserves His best and deepest spiritual insight for those who are ready to receive it. It’s for those who have done the work to be spiritually strong so they can then be made even stronger. God will strengthen you further when you are ready to be strengthened, but not before.

Deep spiritual insight, and the resulting spiritual growth, is reserved for those who are ready to receive it.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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