Take a moment to read 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 before reading the devotional below.
How spiritually mature are you? One way to figure out the answer is to look at the amount of Bible training you are receiving. Are you still just sticking with the basics, or are you trying to go deeper? Meeting Jesus is wonderful, but knowing him takes an eternity. We will never run out of depth to explore as we seek to know God.
Paul was challenging the Corinthian believers to go deeper. Because they were satisfied with a basic knowledge of the good news of Jesus, they stopped trying to learn. They were not applying God’s teaching to their lives. If your life looks pretty much the same now as it did when you first encountered Jesus, you have become stuck. You need to go deeper into what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
Here’s your freedom for today:
Your life is about to get better.
God is interested in helping you grow. It’s not all on you, and you can’t make it happen by yourself. There are several pieces that come together to bring about change and growth in your life. First, you need to position yourself in some fertile soil. Going to church is great, but digging into the Bible or listening again to Sunday’s sermon is like good fertilizer for the garden of your soul. Having a mentor or a pastor investing in you is like the water for your garden. But soil and water are not enough for the seeds that have been planted. God is shining on your life and facilitating the growth that is necessary. (And just as a reminder, seeds have to die before they can sprout.) Are you tending to your garden today? What could you do to level up on your spiritual life this week?