by Christina Scholz In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. -Hebrews 5:12-14 Have you ever thought about how many times a day you eat? If you are like most
Americans, you can easily say 3-6 times a day you pick up something to eat. How many of you would be comfortable eating just once a week? In these verses Paul tells us that clearly, we should be teachers by now, reading and teaching the truths of scripture. But many of us are still like babies being bottle-fed the word of God. We don’t even pick up the word on our own to read, learn and draw near to God each day. Instead, we go to church once a week and wait for our feeding to begin and then eat nothing until next Sunday. If you are reading this thinking, it’s odd -- it is! How often do we complain that we don’t get enough out of the sermon. We didn’t get enough out of the worship. The music didn’t move us. Paul wants us to think more about what we are putting into church. If you aren’t “getting” enough maybe we need to look at what we are “giving” in our worship lives. In Jeremiah 17:13b, Jeremiah says of God, Lord, you are the spring of living water. If we go to Him each day, we will find that we are renewed and can become teachers of the word, trained to distinguish what is good and what is evil. Look at your life and see how often you digest the word of God. May this Lenten season be a blessing to you, draw near to the one who sacrificed everything for you. Prayer: Father God, we know we often forget to consume your words found in scripture. Help me this day to take time to dig into your word so that I may grow and share the gospel of your salvation to those around me. Thank you for gifting me with wisdom to know you and to do your will. Amen.
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About the AuthorsThe authors of this Lenten devotional are all staff members of Zion Lutheran Church & School of Wayside. They have answered the call to preach and teach the good news of salvation to both the young and the old of the school and congregation. This group of believers have a strong faith rooted in the Word. They are all members of the church professing the Christian faith and are excited to share their love of Jesus with you during this season. Archives
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