God of love and mercy, shower Your blessings upon this reader in all they may face today. In Jesus' Name, amen.
One of many favorite hymns of mine is "Blessed Assurance." It speaks of the basic underlying foundation of our faith as Christians, yet I find, as pastor, so many folks at critical times find themselve doubting the reality of faith. The letter to the Hebrews says, So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. 2 You don't need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. God calls us to be kingdom builders. That means, lay a foundation, let it be strong, then build! In no place in the Bible does it say Christians should stop growing and building. Even in the first pages it speaks of being fruitful and multiplying. There should come a point where we put down the security blanket, the pacifier, the teething ring, and yes, the bottle, and move on. Our grandson is at the point where he finally mastered grabbing things. It only took him four months! He was close enough yesterday to a glass of water that Mom had poured for herself and Liam grabbed it. Mom reacted fast enough to keep him from baptizing himself and poured a little bit of water in a sippy cup. Liam was able to grab it and enjoy the taste of water on his own for the first time! Ahh, what a taste and what a point of maturing that boy is reaching.
If we are to build God a wonderful kingdom, we too, must grab for that which shows our willingness to grow and mature in the faith and to begin doing the things that show we are kingdom builders.
PRAYER: Father, You know all too well that for different reasons we sometimes want to stop and be content with what we've done or who we think we are and not move on in our faith or faith development. Forgive us those times and allow us to move on, grow up, and build up. We can't do it alone, we need You, thus we pray; in Jesus' Name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
