Maturity

Hebrews 6:1 (Amplified Bible) THEREFORE LET us go on and get past the elementary stage in the teachings and doctrine of Christ (the Messiah), advancing steadily toward the completeness and perfection that belong to spiritual maturity.

Maturity. That word in the Greek is teleiotes, which means completeness, with the idea of working or growing to a full age man. Pressing on to this maturity implies that there is going to have to be some serious effort on our part. God wants to take us from faith to faith, glory to glory. This only happens if we are willing to dig in and seek more from God, and if we are actively putting into practice what we know to do at this moment. For example, when I was two years old, the first time I said "da-da" was an exciting moment. People made a big deal about it. But, if I were to have kept calling my father "da-da" when I was ten or twelve years old I would have been severely reprimanded! Why? Because what is acceptable for a two year old is not acceptable for someone who is supposed to be more mature. There may have been a time when crying, rolling around on the floor and begging and pleading with God got His attention and caused Him to move and act on your behalf. However, at some point a person is going to have to rise up in the authority and power that Jesus died to give them and hold fast to their confession of faith! At that point, crying, begging, pleading, rolling around on the floor isn't going to cut it anymore. Let's not be as Moses was, who continually struck the rock when he was supposed to be speaking to it. Let's rise up to maturity and call the things that be not as thought they already were, and speak to the mountains in life and command that they be removed and cast into the sea!

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