Food for Spiritual Growth

Deuter

Deuteronomy 8:3 NASB95

“He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

Matthew 4:4 NASB95

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ ”

What is Spiritual Food?

Mathew 4:4

Spiritual food is the reading and application of the scriptures

2 Timothy 3:16 NASB95

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

2 Timothy

There are two types of Spiritual food;

Milk

Meat

Milk are scriptures where you are getting to know God and His word.

1 Peter 2:2 NASB95

like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,

Meat are scriptures were you receive understanding and life applications.

Hebrews 5:14 NASB95

But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.

Milk vs Meat

Milk

Must be Desired

Milk is often and scheduled

Milk is learning

Milk is just taking it in.

Meat

Must be desired

Meat is savored

Meat is I understand/ comprehend

Meat is how do I apply this to my life

How do I know I’m ready for the Meat?

When we can identify what God’s will for us is, through the scriptures we have learned.

Graduating from Milk to Meat

God uses situations or Trials to force us to use what we have learned to get a deeper relationship with Christ.

Graduating from Milk to Meat

The Key: Relationship with Christ

1 John 2:3–4 NASB95

By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

1 John2:3-4

1 John 2:3 NASB95

By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

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john 2:3

The Test: Feeding self and others

Hebrews 5:12 NASB95

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.