“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation….” 1 Peter 2:2 (NIV)
A few days ago, Nadya Suleman, a 33-year-old in Southern California mother, gave birth to six boys and two girls ranging from 1 pound 8 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces. I certainly wish them well and pray that God will bless them to live healthy, productive lives for His glory.
As I was thinking about the octuplets, it dawned on me that they all have one thing in common besides having the same mother–they were all born as babies! That is true for all of us. We all begin the same way and we all end the same way. What we do in the middle makes all the difference!
As Christians, we all begin the same way spiritually as well. We all are born spiritually (John 3) through Jesus and begin as newborns in the Lord. Unfortunately, many believers never move beyond that point. Nothing saddens me more than seeing believers that should have long ago become spiritually mature still thinking and acting as spiritual newborns.
Where are you in your spiritual development? Frankly, God expects and commands us to grow up.
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18 (NIV)
Steve Rice 
I’m also saddened when Christians don’t accept all that God has for them. A baby could be sitting inches away from a great feast, and still starve because he doesn’t know that the food is there for his nourishment, to keep him alive, and he doesn’t know how to feed himself. Someone else has to feed him. The baby Christian never seems to learn how to use the power in God’s word to take care of himself. He’s always expecting to get fed instead of learning to feed himself.
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Angie, that is well said!
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