SPIRITUAL MATURITY

“Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” (Col.1:10)

Our walk before the Lord requires us to follow these three steps in order to continue growing up in Christ :

1. Our manner of conduct is to be pleasing to the Lord.
Pleasing: Complaisance (a disposition to comply); agreement with or obedience to.

2. Our lives (daily testimony & witness) are to bear fruit in kingdom service.
Fruitful: Fertile; to bear or carry

3. We are to continue to evolve in our thinking as it relates to spiritual matters (see Col.3:2 & Rom.12:2).
Knowledge: Discernment; recognition; perception

This verse tells me that the three areas mentioned above are not options for us to consider if we intend to be faithful to the biblical calling of spiritual maturity. The longer I walk this “holy highway” (Isa.35:8-10) the more I realize just how dangerous it is to deal with the directives from God’s Word as if they were merely options for me to ponder. The downside of such distractive thinking is that exercising our (so called) choices more often than not serves to restrict our growth as believers (Matt.13:19-23). Remaining babes in Christ stands in direct opposition to what the Holy Ghost is working in us to accomplish through the work of sanctification (Eph.4:15 & 2 Peter 3:18).

The process of moving from strength to strength (Ps.84:5-7), and from glory to glory (2 Cor.3:18) is meant to transform us into mighty men and women in the service of our Savior, Christ Jesus. The charge upon our lives is to become kingdom warriors ---- soldiers who are both willing and able to flight for biblical truth under the headship and command of the God-Of-The-Angel-Armies.

Spiritual compromise does not produce conquerors (see Rom.8:37).