Topics:<\/b> Bible; Devotional Life; Maturity; Spiritual Growth; Teaching<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> 1 Corinthians 13:11; Ephesians 4:14; Hebrews 5:14<\/p>\n
One spring, our family was driving from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d the waitress said. \u201cI can\u2019t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was dumbfounded. We were surrounded by millions of oranges, and orange slices garnished our plates. We were surrounded by thousands of gallons of juice, but we couldn\u2019t have it because the restaurant was dependent on a machine to get it.<\/p>\n
Christians are sometimes like that. They are surrounded by Bibles, but if they couldn\u2019t get to a Sunday morning preaching service, they would have no nourishment for their souls. The problem is not a lack of spiritual food; it\u2019s that many Christians haven\u2019t grown enough to know how to get it for themselves.<\/p>\n
\u2014Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making<\/i> (Zondervan, 1978)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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