SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 5:11 - 6:3

The tone of Hebrews 5:11–6:3 is among the most severe and serious within this book. These verses fall within a larger passage that serves as a slight off-topic diatribe. In the midst of preaching heavy-hitting theological points, he takes a moment to challenge his audience: Stop being so lazy! Grow up! You’ve been stuck taking Christianity 101 classes over and over again when you should actually be at the front of the class as the professor by now.

These challenging words have convicted me this week, and I hope they challenge you as well. What does it mean for us to grow up in Christ—to truly mature? We are all at different stages of Christian development. However, one thing we all share is that we are on a path of growing in Christ. As believers, let’s grow up and go. Let’s take the feel and tone the author of Hebrews brought to his Roman-Jewish audience as motivation to take that next step of faith.