God expects there to be growth in our lives. It is understandable for someone to be considered spiritually immature when that person initially receives salvation. Over time, the individual should be growing in the things of God. Our knowledge of the Word should be growing. Our understanding of the Word should improve over time. As we meditate and act on the Word of God, we should be growing in the things of God. The Word of God is like milk to a newborn, and it is how we grow in the things of God (I Peter 2:2). Later on, the Word is referred to as “meat”. In order for us to grow in our perspective, we must chew on the Word and just like eventually a baby will become physically mature enough to start consuming food, we must get to the point where we are no longer at the babyhood level. Eventually we are developed to the point where the Word is now “meat” to us and no longer milk. As a baby must grow through milk, we must do the same. We must continue to develop and grow until we are fully grown and no longer spiritually immature. God is counting on us to do so.
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