Moving ON To Maturity and Completeness

UV 3229/10000 Moving on to Maturity and Completeness
Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.

Hebrews 6 v 1
Faith according to this uni-verse is like building a structure. The foundation is repentance from sin and believing in the salvation by faith in Christ, the One anointed and able to save us. Once this foundation of faith is laid, it cannot be laid again and we need to move on with completing the rest of the structure- the gates of praise, the walls of salvation, the roof of the love of the Lord. In other words, we need to keep growing till we rise to the stature of Christ in terms of character, good works and impact or influence. We need to move beyond the elementary truths and understand the deeper things about God and eternal life.

An incomplete structure is a disgrace. We need to cooperate with the Builder- The Holy Spirit and build brick by brick and fill the space or gaps in our knowledge of the Word and of the world. We need to build to design or in accordance with the plan the Architect has given us or reveals to us step by step, phase by phase. We need to use the resources the Builder provides for us. Since He is the Provider, we need not be distracted with anxious thoughts about possible scarcity for He undertakes to provide all that is needed to complete the structure of our lives. For effective and mature faith, we need to know the word and apply it to our situations in this world. We need to eat solid and balanced food, a metaphor for the Word, to gain maturity and not just milk. We need to keep growing in wisdom, in stature, in the grace of God and in terms of our social skills, the ability to communicate truths with grace and love.

The super structure needs to be super for that is why it is called so. It should be the load that our foundations can bear. We need to become both stable and able. We are to grow on towards maturity, perfection, completeness. Like the leaves of a palm tree, we need to grow in 360 degrees and excel in all our endeavours and relationships. The fruit of our lives or the net result of our thoughts, words and actions should not be “dead “ or effete works but like the nuts of a mature palm tree- hard on the outside to withstand the environmental pressures and soft on the inside to convey the compassion and love of the Lord. Perfection implies that we emulate the Lord in all His attributes. Completeness implies that our faith is not found lacking in either knowledge or zeal.