ODB: Baby Food

Eat, Our Daily Bread | November 15, 2011 12:04 am

November 15, 2011 


Apply yourself to the Scriptures and the Scriptures to yourself. 

READ: Hebrews 5:12–6:2 

Solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. —Hebrews 5:14 

Have you ever tasted baby food? I have. It’s terribly bland. But babies have no other choice without teeth. They certainly can’t eat a nice, juicy steak!

Sadly, some Christians are content with spiritual baby food. They are happy to go over and over the simple truths of the Scriptures and don’t move beyond the basics of the gospel (Heb. 6:1-2). By not sinking their teeth into deeper truths and more difficult Bible passages, they lack biblical understanding and convictions to make right choices (5:13). They may have been Christians for many years, but their spiritual abilities remain underdeveloped. They remain babies.

As children grow physically, they learn to eat solid food that gives them strength and vitality. In the same way, every believer needs to take on the responsibility to feed himself on solid spiritual food. To fail to do this is to remain spiritually weak and undernourished.

You can roughly tell the physical age of people by how they look. Their spiritual age is revealed by their ability to distinguish good from evil and by their personal character that’s shown day by day.

Is this spiritual discernment evident in your life? Or are you still on spiritual baby food?

— C. P. Hia

Source: Our Daily Bread

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  1. alex says:

    If I am ready to leave elementary teaching and prepared to take on more serious learning and training of the word. What will the path looks like? The author of Hebrews did not spell out as he merely encouraged his readers to ‘press on towards maturity’ (Heb.6:1b NASV).

    A case in mind. I told my older children to grow up and stop behaving childishly. But without informing them how mature behaviour looks like, they just remain passive or retreat to a corner.

    In short, I think we need to know what is the end goal and have it in mind as we advance towards maturity. It is easy to say, “let’s follow Jesus!” My young child will take it literally as he prefer sandles over shoes.

    Anyone care to enlighten me?

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    • Fabiyi Olawale says:

      Dear Alex,
      I think basically this has to do with seeking more of him. And the only way we can get closer to him is by feasting daily on his words, having personal prayer time all the time and also fasting. It also includes attending church services and enlightment events. This is because we get to listen and learn from someone else’s perspective. I hope i have been able to be of a bit help

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