SPIRITUAL AILMENTS (2)

ATROPHY

Atrophy is defined as, “Wasting away of any part of the body; lack of growth from want of nourishment; may have atrophy of muscle, eye, arm or leg.”

Spiritually, many members have it one way or another. Christians should continue to grow and develop.

“Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” (1 Pet. 2:1-3)

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” (Heb. 5:12- 14)

God expects us to expend our energies in service to Him.  The worst thing that we can do is to waste our time and energies in worldly pursuits.  Just as a human body can atrophy, so also can the spirit of man.

Paul