Thursday March 16
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1: 22; 2: 1 - 3
Topic: Spiritual Maturity
Spiritual maturity is a
process that begins when a person accepts Jesus Christ as his Lord and personal
Saviour.
He or she is born again
and begins a new life in Christ.
In 1 Pet. 1: 23, Peter
referred to his audience as being born again. He reminded them of the Gospel
preached to them and in 1 Pet 2: 1, he told them 5 things Christians must get
rid of if they must reflect this new life.
These things are malice,
envy, guile, hypocrisy and evil speaking.
He went further in v. 2 to
give them the secret of growth as new born babies in Christ - they must desire
the unadulterated milk of the Word of God, the pure doctrines of the Gospel as
recorded in the New Covenant.
Apostle Paul also
reflected that spiritual growth is an on-going process. "Not that I have
already attained or am already perfect, but I press on that I may lay hold of
that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me." (Phil. 3: 12)
Therefore in order for you
to mature as a Christian, you must make up your mind today to
1. get rid of sin in your life (1 Pet. 2: 1)
2. feed on the Word of God daily
3. allow God's Word to purify your heart (1 Pet. 1: 22)
4. be obedient to His Word
5. pray for wisdom to have inner and deeper understanding of the
Word of God
Prayer:
Gracious Lord, keep me
growing in You as I lay aside the sins that easily beset me, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, Amen.
Memory verse: 1 Peter 1: 24
"For all flesh is as
grass and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth and
the flower thereof falleth away"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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