On To Maturity

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us be brought on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in God.

Recovery Version Note 3:

The Lord wants to bring us on, but we must let Him do it. This is our willing cooperation with His gracious work. In order to be brought on to perfection, to maturity, we need to share with Christ in His attainments (1:9; 3:14), to be diligent to enter into the remaining Sabbath rest (4:9, 11), to come forward to the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace (4:16), and to feed on the solid food to enjoy Christ as our High Priest according to the order of Melchisedec (5:9-10, 14).

To be born of God is the greatest miracle on this earth, much more, to grow in the divine life of God unto maturity. These days, the Lord is working in me deeply that I may grow. All the experiences and things happening around me proves the Lord's ultimate desire that I grow and grow. Lest perhaps, I fall short of His desire and be left behind. Meanwhile, as growth is a matter of deep concern, there is also another anti-element operating in me fighting directly against the growth process. I easily reckon this as the opposing works of Satan. And oftentimes I find myself entangled in the war between God and His enemy. Like it or not, I am a part of this spiritual warfare. And the victory of the battle through me depends on which side I choose to cooperate. 

When I cooperate with God and give myself fully to Him, I experienced and enjoyed His operation in me and through me, all by His mercy and amazing grace. Yet at the same time, I feel the blinding forces of darkness trying to destroy me at all cost. But the grace of God sovereignly preserves and keeps me. Sometimes I am caught in the two extremes of God's bountiful grace and Satan's torturing darts thrown at me. To this, my urgent need is to cooperate with the Lord in His move to perfect me day by day, until I am fully mature. 

This is not my need only, it is the need of all the saints too, especially in the locality where the Lord has placed me. In fact, our church prayer meeting tonight is focused on this matter of growth so much. Almost all the saints cried out to God that we all may grow, for only God can cause the growth. Though there is a need on our side to cooperate with Him too, His mercy is need to be able to do so. 

Even the Lord's speaking to me personally in my personal time with Him in the word is this very matter of growth. Lord, grow in me!