June 4, 2025 THE PURSUIT THAT MATTERS
Hebrews 6:1-3 “Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,”
Ephesians 4:13 “Until we all attain 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.”
We have a tendency to plateau off in our spiritual growth and our pursuit of growing in the knowledge of God. Matthew 5:48 is an interesting verse: “Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” At the outset, understand that this is not about reaching a sinless state; it’s about maturing and growing in the knowledge of God and growing in the faith. To my understanding, the word perfect is referring to maturity. The key point of this is that as believers, Christ is in us and we are in Him-and that has great implications to say the least. In our own strength we cannot mature spiritually nor grow in the knowledge of God. But because we have been joined to Christ and because we experience His life in us, we can reach “mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13b.) In other words, the life we live can reflect the life of Christ-that is what Christ desires and has made possible. This does not come about unless we are about learning of Him, pursuing Him and discovering our identity in Him. If we have a ‘casual’ mindset regarding our growing in the faith and moving on to maturity, we will remain immature. We may think that we have arrived to a place where we understand the gospel and therefore have no real motivation to grow in our relationship with God. However, pursuing God and growing in Him is a life-long pursuit and the more we learn of Him, the more we see of just how awesome He is and how much more there is to learn of Him and more to experience with Him. The clear goal that God has for us is that we move on to spiritual maturity-that we become more and more like Him in every way. How we respond to adverse circumstances, to things that would aggravate us, and to the unpleasant things are an indication of our spiritual maturity. That is not meant to condemn us but to show us that there is room for us to grow in the knowledge of God and what it means to be joined to Him. So, let us move on in our spiritual journey with the Lord-there is more ahead!
2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both and forever.
Blessings, Buddy
Hebrews 6:1-3 “Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,”
Ephesians 4:13 “Until we all attain 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.”
We have a tendency to plateau off in our spiritual growth and our pursuit of growing in the knowledge of God. Matthew 5:48 is an interesting verse: “Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” At the outset, understand that this is not about reaching a sinless state; it’s about maturing and growing in the knowledge of God and growing in the faith. To my understanding, the word perfect is referring to maturity. The key point of this is that as believers, Christ is in us and we are in Him-and that has great implications to say the least. In our own strength we cannot mature spiritually nor grow in the knowledge of God. But because we have been joined to Christ and because we experience His life in us, we can reach “mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13b.) In other words, the life we live can reflect the life of Christ-that is what Christ desires and has made possible. This does not come about unless we are about learning of Him, pursuing Him and discovering our identity in Him. If we have a ‘casual’ mindset regarding our growing in the faith and moving on to maturity, we will remain immature. We may think that we have arrived to a place where we understand the gospel and therefore have no real motivation to grow in our relationship with God. However, pursuing God and growing in Him is a life-long pursuit and the more we learn of Him, the more we see of just how awesome He is and how much more there is to learn of Him and more to experience with Him. The clear goal that God has for us is that we move on to spiritual maturity-that we become more and more like Him in every way. How we respond to adverse circumstances, to things that would aggravate us, and to the unpleasant things are an indication of our spiritual maturity. That is not meant to condemn us but to show us that there is room for us to grow in the knowledge of God and what it means to be joined to Him. So, let us move on in our spiritual journey with the Lord-there is more ahead!
2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both and forever.
Blessings, Buddy
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