1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

When my youngest daughter was born I held her in my arms while my wife recovered from c-section surgery. A nurse came in, looked at us and remarked about how comfortable and content my daughter was in my arms.

Was this love? On my part yes. I loved her before she came into the family. On her part, we will never know but her contentment was enough for me.

When we come to Christ by faith we have a deeper appreciation for what God did to welcome us into His family. Because we are older and more understanding of what that sacrifice meant, we tend to think in terms of indebtedness. Being born in the spirit should not be saddled with the burden of debt. My daughter didn’t owe me anything and I didn’t expect anything of her in those first moments of life.

Neither does God expect anything of you in new birth. You have only just entered into the family of God by faith. As an illustration of faith allow me to point to Abraham, the father of faith for three major religions.

Romans 4:2-4 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

Abraham heard God and believed God but had not yet obeyed God and still he was justified by faith and righteousness was accounted to him. Your right standing before God, righteousness, has nothing to do with what you have done or can do but because God loves you.

Ecclesiastes 11:5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

Yesterday I spoke about the ability to digest the spiritual milk. Now let us go into a comparison which applies to natural babies and babes in Christ.

A newborn does know anything about digestion, how it works, or why it is so important. The babe in Christ digests the milk of the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit, without knowing how it works, or why it is so important.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The Word of God is quick and powerful and performs digestion for a babe in Christ even if that babe is not aware of what is going on inside them. Growth in Christ occurs naturally by the power of the Holy Spirit even when God’s works are not known according to Ecclesiastes 11:5.

A natural example in growth can be seen in nature. My son was born with a mature digestive system and grew so fast that he had to be fed solid food his third day home from the hospital. His digestive system could handle more than just mother’s milk. It was not that way for his sisters.

Not all babes in Christ grow at the same rate and none should be treated as if they are lacking anything. If in the course of this reading you believe yourself mature enough on this subject, I would suggest this for you. Do a bible search for mother’s milk and listen to what the Lord has to say to you on this matter.