Ana gets to watch our grandson 2-3 times a week and it’s so much fun to watch him grow. When we first moved here he pretty much just ate, slept, cried, and pooped, but now he’s crawling everywhere, chasing the cats and getting into everything he can reach. He’s so much fun!
As much as we’re enjoying watching him crawl, we wouldn’t want him to stop there. We’re looking forward to his first step, his first word, and all the other milestones to come. We want him to grow strong and healthy, to keep advancing and growing into the person God made him to be.
That’s what our Heavenly Father wants for you and me. He loves it when we give our hearts to Him and are born again. God cherishes us, even though our faith is still immature. He cares for us, protects us, nourishes us, because He doesn’t want us to stay baby Christians. No, He wants us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18 NIV). God wants us to become “mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:4).
Every day we need to keep studying and learning. Keep reaching higher. Keep trying harder. Keep imitating Jesus and keep “growing in the knowledge of God.” (Colossians 1:10).
If we will do this “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” (Ephesians 4:14, 15).
Our grandson is not going to be satisfied with crawling for long. He’s already trying to stand and will take his first step before we know it. I hope you won’t be satisfied with crawling through life either. Instead, I hope you will “crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” (1 Peter 2:2, 3).
You’ve crawled long enough. It’s time to stand – stand up for Jesus!