My Father's Son: Got Meat?

The Apostle Paul uses the metaphor of infants only able to drink milk when characterizing the spiritual condition of Corinthian believers. He writes, "I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly" (3:1-3).

Also in Hebrews 5:11-14 it states, "We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil."

Are you drinking spiritual milk or solid food? Have you ever wondered what solid food or spiritual meat actually is? Perhaps the reason why much of the church is not growing or making a significant impact in the world is because we are still babes in Christ.

Although I accepted Christ about 15 years ago, my experiences over the past year and half have made me feel like I am starting over as a Christian. I desire a fresh touch of God, a divine encounter, a holy visitation. I am hungry for greater things. I want more...

"Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment."
Hebrews 6:1-2