Hebrews 6:1 - So come on, let's leave the the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ. (The Message)
Nick is starting kindergarten this fall. No more preschool for him. The things he learned last year was a foundation for what he is to learn this year. And every year after that, he will continue to build on that foundation. He won't be staying at the same academic or social level each year. That is called growth and that growth will show on him as he gets older.
We must look at our prayer life in that same fashion. Look back to the time when you were just building your prayer foundation. Can you see the different levels built on that? Is there growth? How about Bible study? Are you learning more than you did in the beginning? Is there growth there as well?
It is very easy to become complacent in many areas of our lives. But studying Christ shouldn't be one of those areas. Scripture says to start with the foundation (preschool level) and build up from there. And it doesn't matter how old you are when you start at the beginning, what matters is that you continue to grow. I'm trying to do that by writing these devotions, trying to learn how to apply the Scripture to my everyday life and I'm finding I'm learning and the more I study Scripture, the more I will learn. I will continue to build from my beginning foundation all the way to the penthouse level.
Nancy
