“The gospel is simple and easily understood so that we might come to Him in the simplest of ways. He did not make it difficult. Along with this salvation comes a change of heart and that is just the beginning of complexities, not based on who God is but rather on what we were and are meant to become. If we cannot keep focused on who God is in character and performance, our minds will become filled with error.”

When I saved yesterday’s devotional I discovered that I had used the title “See Me” two years ago. It was a different devotional with the above. The simplicity of the gospel allows anyone to understand. No one likes to be called simple. It is an insult. If we can grasp something more complex, we feel special. We all want to feel better about ourselves. A clear conscience is one of the reasons we sought salvation in the first place.

The principles of simplicity in growth is our ability to digest. Milk to herbs to meat is the progression of our growth in the Word of God. A steady diet of only meat is not healthy for the body and spiritually speaking not heath for the soul.

Hebrews 5:12-14 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹² For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, ¹³ for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. ¹⁴ But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

Within these passages are two gifts, teaching and discernment. A proper diet is meant to strengthen the soul by practicing the gifts given and not just sitting around watching without participating. We call those people “pew potatoes”. Yes it is an insult. It is meant to make each of us do an inventory of our activities within the body of Christ. We are not just place holders. We are meant to grow through activity in the gifts given with purpose.