 | Ephesians 4:14 |
"Then we will no longer be infants."
Paul teaches in this chapter that if the Body of Christ is working properly, one result will be responsible maturity in each congregation. All children have a self-centered viewpoint. Each of us began life focusing on one important individual-ME. Part of our growing to maturity is gaining a perspective of reality, which focuses attention on others. How many of our churches today, however, still struggle with this preoccupation with themselves and with their own kind of people! A healthy spiritual maturity expresses itself in a congregation's commitment to reach out to others-not just to others like themselves, but to others who have never had an opportunity to hear and obey the gospel.
 | Lord, lead us into selfless love for the peoples of the earth. |
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