Milk and Solid

Devotional Reading: But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:14 ESV

How is your appetite? Are you a savoury or sweet person? Do you enjoy a wide ranging diet or like to keep it safe and predictable? God’s word is essential for our spiritual growth and much like natural development, we are intended to grow in our dietary and nutritional intake for our health.

Young believers need “pure milk”, nourishing the most important needs. A mother’s milk has been shown to provide so much goodness to the infant’s growing body and immune system.

We would be alarmed, however, if we found the child still breastfeeding at age 9! They would then be considered stunted in their development. Likewise, believers must move from basics to “solid food”.

The Apostle Paul used such an analogy to chastise the Corinthians for their immaturity. A good diet is appropriate for age and makes allowances for any deficiencies that may require attention.

So choose to have a good mix of God’s word, digesting both encouraging and challenging Scriptures.

Prayer and Confession
I choose to feed on God’s word appropriately, choosing to read and act upon both the rebuking and loving path of it.

Further Reading: 1Peter 2:1-2, 1Corinthians 3:1-3