Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 25th February 2023 – Let Go and Grow Up

In Touch Daily Devotional 25th February 2023 By Dr. Charles Stanley, Saturday Inspirational Message

Read In Touch Daily Devotional 25th February 2023 and be blessed.

TOPIC: Let Go and Grow Up

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Hebrews 5:11-14

11 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

12 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.

13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

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

In Touch Daily Devotional 25th February 2023 MESSAGE

As Christians, we know our Father wants us to follow His commands and instructions. Too often, though, we try to obey but our old “flesh” keeps emerging.

Sometimes this is because of ignorance. Maybe we don’t realize that a certain lifestyle isn’t meant to be the norm for believers. However, the primary reason believers live in a fleshly manner is because we haven’t made up our mind who will be in control of our life. Maybe there’s something we’re unwilling to surrender to God—it could be a desire, habit, or source of security. Another possibility is that we have sensed His call on our lives but are running from Him in fear or rebellion.

The consequences of living this way are devastating. Without submitting to the Spirit, the carnal Christian is spiritually immature and ruled by desires, rights, and expectations. Because he has not applied previously learned biblical truths (compared to milk in today’s passage), he cannot understand the deeper things of Scripture (likened to solid food). The result is stunted spiritual growth.

If you find yourself described here, take courage. You don’t have to remain in this condition. What are you holding on to? Letting go can be very difficult, but the power of almighty God resides within you through His Spirit. Relax your grip, surrender to Him, and rely on His strength.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Deuteronomy 12-14

REFLECT: Maturity and freedom come when believers completely surrender to God and rely on His strength.

In Touch Daily Devotional 25th February 2023. Charles Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God