ALL GROWN UP TOGETHER

 

 

 

Ephesians 4:13

 

"Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." ESV

 

When we become Christians all together unified in our faith in the truth of Christ, we will be one with Him and He with us. The world will no longer be able to accuse us of hypocrisy or being fairy tale believers needing a crutch. The world will look at the Church, the unified believers in Jesus Christ, and stand in awe at the power of the Almighty God.

 

Heavenly Father, how short we fall of being unified as believers. Forgive us for insisting on our own traditions and perspectives and help us to get down to the real Truth of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Help us all to cling in unity to this one Truth that will astonish the world and show them that You are the One and Only God. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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BODY BUILDING

 

Ephesians 4:13

"Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." NIV

"Till we all come in the unity of the faith,and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." KJV

The Lord has provided ministers of the faith in order to build up the Body of Christ. The finished work God intended for His Church is that we first of all be unified. Until we can get past our traditional beliefs and denominational thinking, we will keep struggling to reach unity in Christ. The Lord intends for us to become knowledgeable of the things of God so that we will be more like His Son. If we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, we will learn and we will grow.

Heavenly Father, how far we are from being the Church You would have us to be. Help us to hunger for the likeness of Christ, to be attentive to those who have been entrusted to teach us, and to seek unity with our brothers and sisters in the Lord. We pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

       

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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WHO'S READY FOR MEAT?

 

Hebrews 5:14

"But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil." NIV

"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." KJV

The natural order of growth for human development is to steadily gain in height and weight while at the same time learning different things. It takes food that is appropriate for age and advancement of the child. The same hold true for the born again children of God. Many Christians accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour but they fail to get into the Word of God and make it a part of their everyday lives and they fail to faithfully commune with Him on a daily basis. They are not able to spiritually chew and digest the deep things of God, only the milk and elementary things of God. The answer is to take responsibility for working out our salvation, for hiding the Word in our heart, and growing up in Him.

Heavenly Father, we stand in need of Your grace and mercy as we work out our salvation in the way You intended. Help us to receiveYour Word and by it grow into mature Christians. Show us the way and give us the desire to grow and surrender so that we will be ready for spiritual meat, the deep things of Your kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

           

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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LIVE UP TO OUR MATURITY IN CHRIST

 

Philippians 3:16

"Only let us live up to what we have already attained." NIV

"Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." KJV

As Christians, we hunger for more of God, to know Him more, to be more like Him. That is a normal desire for true Christians. Sometimes we try so hard or go beyond what the Lord has revealed to us, and we stumble and fall. We fail to walk in the light we have been given thus far in our spiritual walk. We are strongly directed in the Word to make sure we live in the spiritual light we have already been given and keep going forward.

Heavenly Father, we probably look like small children trying to wear adult shoes in the way we live our spiritual lives. Forgive us. Help us to be aware of where we are in our walk with You and to live up to that before we try running ahead and stumbling. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

           

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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REACHING CHRISTIAN MATURITY

When we become unified in our faith into the truth of
Christ, we will be one with Him and He with us. The
world will no longer be able to accuse Christians of
hypocrisy or being fairy tale believers. The world will
look at the Church and stand in awe at the power of
the Almighty God.

Read Ephesians 4:13

"Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge
of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole
measure of the fullness of Christ." (NIV)

"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of
Christ:" (KJV)


  
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