Are we ready for solid food?
by Pastor Glenn Crouch
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Once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:9).
Read Hebrews 5:7–14
When I was in the hospital recently, there was a slight mix-up, and for a couple of days, I was put on a liquid diet, even though this was not requested by the medical staff. When one of the more experienced nurses fixed the situation, I found the taste of solid food was so good!
The writer is talking about a situation where they want their hearers to desire solid food (good teaching about the gospel) and actively seek it. Not just sitting back and being fed like an infant. How much more does the Holy Spirit have to reveal to us? He is not going to force-feed us. Discipline is required from us. We must ‘Seek the Lord while he may be found’ (Isaiah 55:6).
But this is not where our passage begins. Rather, it starts with Jesus! It begins with our Great High Priest and how he suffered for us and obeyed his Father – so that through Jesus, eternal salvation would be obtained. How? By obeying him. No, I am not talking about salvation by works. It is Jesus who has done all that is needed. We just need to put our trust in him – and this means listening to what he says! For example, notice how often Jesus tells his disciples (and thus also us) to love one another – yet how often do we fail in this?
If you want solid food, you need to put your trust in Jesus daily, listen to him and do what he says. How can you grasp the gospel if you struggle to love one another?
Father of my High Priest, forgive me for my laziness when it comes to the teaching of your dear Son. Create in me a strong desire to hear your word, learn more about the Bible, pray with you all the time, and worship and fellowship with my brothers and sisters. I ask this in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
Glenn Crouch was born in Brisbane, baptised in the Methodist Church, and married Karen in a Reformed Baptist Church. They moved to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia 37 years ago, where Glenn worked as a lecturer in computing. After serving as a Baptist pastor, Glenn joined the Lutheran Church with Karen in 1995. Glenn served as a lay preacher, which led to him becoming a Specific Ministry Pastor, and then a General Ministry Pastor. Recently Glenn and Karen have bundled everything up and moved to Esperance, Western Australia, where Glenn has his first full-time paid ministry role as pastor of St John’s in Esperance and St Paul’s in Kalgoorlie–Boulder.
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