Spiritual Maturity

We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:10.

The greatest need in the world today is for spiritually mature Christians who are not only professing their faith in Christ but who are living it in their daily lives. The moment a person receives Jesus as Savior and Lord, the new life He promises begins. The ultimate goal is that the Christian be conformed to the image of Christ. Each new believer in Christ may immediately face complications, dilemmas, and problems never before encountered. A complete transformation has taken place inside, and adjusting to a new life is not always easy. But Christians do not make this adjustment alone. We are told in the Scriptures that God’s Spirit immediately takes up residence within us to help us. Still, some people have received Christ but have never matured. They may have gone to church but never grown in faith. They know very little of God’s Word, they have little desire to pray, and they bear few marks of a Christian in their daily lives. Jesus is the only Person who ever revealed absolute spiritual maturity. His attitude and approach in life were mature in every sense of the word. He looked with holy eyes upon a sinful world but was not discouraged or depressed by it. He said to a despairing world, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

Graham, Billy. Truth for Each Day : Daily Devotions to Renew Your Mind and Inspire Your Soul (a 365-Day Devotional), Thomas Nelson Incorporated, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/liberty/detail.action?docID=30516542.
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