1. Eat solid food (5:11-14)

God's children must grow up to be God's servants. Sheep must grow to be shepherds. Faith is like a living seed; unless it grows, it dies. Righteousness is a right relationship with God; it is not an academic matter, but is a life of obedience to God. We learn about righteousness when we train ourselves to distinguish good and evil by practicing constant obedience to God's word.

2. Don't become lazy (6:1-12)

If we study God's word and know what we should do to please God, but deliberately decide not to obey God's word, rejecting the leading of the Holy Spirit, then we are in danger of losing the spiritual light and understanding and joy we have tasted. All of us have spiritual ups and downs; all of us fail sometimes. But if we get tired of repenting and give in to fatalistic thinking, how can God help us?

Application: Lord, I am weak; help me grow. Help me not to be lazy, but to be diligent to make my hope sure.
One Word: Don't be spiritually lazy; grow!