WHAT
KIND OF GROWTH?
Wednesday June 28th 2017
Memorise:
But speaking the truth is love, may grow up into him in all things, which is
the head, even Christ: Ephesians 4:15
Read:
Ephesians 4:10-16 (KJV)
4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far
above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ:
4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and
fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in
all things, which is the head, even Christ:
4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and
compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual
working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the
edifying of itself in love.
Bible
in one year: 1st Samuel 1-2, Lamentation 1:13-2:2, Hymn: Sing hymn 6
MESSAGE:
If you are a sheep in the fold of the Great
Shepherd, you will not lack rest or what to eat. Beyond these, you will not
thirst, as He leads you beside the still, calm waters. This is another way of saying that your thirst
will be quenched. The Lord in Matthew 5:6 spoke of this when He said:
“Blessed
are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be
filled.”
Hunger and thirst are part of the mechanisms that
have been programmed into the human body to produced growth. How you respond to
these impulses will determine the quality or type of growth you experience.
Prolonged starvation and refusal to eat both lead to death. Open
Heavens 28 June 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- What
kind of growth? Similarly,
while taking only a particular kind of food, some people experience abnormal
growth patterns, due to the absence of the required quantity of nutrients,
vitamins, fatty acids, and so on, needed by their body. This is why children
who are exclusively fed a diet full of carbohydrates tend to have oversized
heads and stomachs, rickety legs and hands – a growth problem known as
“Kwashiorkor”. For growth to be even and progressive, all the needs of the body
must be provided.
The observed effect of food on physical growth in
the natural world also applies to what happens in the spirit. Today, spiritual
growth is so distorted in the Body of Christ as a result of the nature of food
being fed and the attitude of believers towards spiritual food. There are
different stages of growth in the Kingdom of God. 1st Peter 2:2 says
baby Christians should be fed with milk, so as to grow normally. Today, you
have those who claim to have been saved for 5, 10 or more years still insisting
on being fed with milk. If a 10 year old child still wants to be breastfed,
what kind of growth would result from this? Also, there are so many false
doctrines being propagated through the airwaves and in churches today. What
kind of growth will such doctrines deliver to these who receive them? In
addition, a number of those who are being fed the sound, undiluted truth of
God’s word do not have enough time to receive it. What kind of growth do you
think will result from such spiritual eating pattern? When you do not grow as
you are expected to, you become a problem to yourself and others around you.
How are you growing today? What are you feeding on? How often do you feed on
God’s word?
Action
Point
Change
your spiritual diet and feeding pattern to reflect the desire for health
spiritual growth.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide
was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Church in the world and
also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.
iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.
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