"Grow Up!"

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“Grow Up!”

 

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.  Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.       1 Peter 2:1-2

 

The Apostle Peter, admonishes the Child of God to get RID of ALL the things that used to exemplify their old sinful nature.  Things, such as:  MALICE, which is ill-will, the desire to harm another person,  DECEIT, deliberate DISHONESTY,  HYPOCRISY, pretending to be what one is NOT, ENVY, being discontent, wanting what someone else has, SLANDER, telling lies about someone that would harm their reputation or character.  These are just a few characteristics of a person who has NOT given their HEART and LIFE to God, and is LOST and DYING in their SIN, bound for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE. 

 

When a person is drawn to the Lord Jesus Christ for the SALVATION of their soul, they NEED to RID themselves of their OLD SINFUL actions, and as NEWBORN BABIES, they SHOULD HUNGER AFTER the PURE SPIRITUAL MILK, which is the LIVING WORD of the LIVING GOD.  In order to GROW from a BABY to an ADULT you NEED FOOD.  It is the same with GROWING and MATURING as a CHILD of the LIVING GOD.  This GROWTH is done through the STUDY of God’s Word, and UNDERSTANDING what it is SAYING.  This is done through the work of the HOLY SPIRIT and the local, BIBLE-BELIVING, BIBLE-TEACHING, CHURCH. 

 

When the NEWBORN BABE in CHRIST is FAITHFUL to the PREACHING and TEACHING of the WORD of GOD, they will GROW-UP in their SALVATION.  And they will be READY for the culmination of their SALVATION.  It will be like GRADUATION DAY!

 

Have you given your HEART and LIFE to God?  Are you His Child, ready and willing to GROW-UP in your SALVATION?  If you ARE, then BE FAITHFUL to LEARNING and GROWING in the WORD of the LIVING GOD.  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  In order to change your DESTINY, you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that, Jesus died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and start GROWING-UP in your SALVATION.  Do this NOW, while you still can. He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!