March 12, 2013
Cheesey Christians
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Titus 2:1-15
“What is now proved was once only imagin’d.”
- William Blake
Why would a Christian want to be cheesey? When we think of something cheesey we think of something that is a little less than up to par or possibly something that is lacking in quality.
But what about real cheese; the kind we like to eat. When you think of the process that it must go through before it is ready to serve its intended purpose there are some good analogies that can be drawn to parallel with the concepts of what a good Christian life should be like.
Cheese starts out with milk, much like new Christians start out on the milk of the word.
Cheese is aged or matured through a meticulous process; just like a Christian needs to be.
So we may not want to be cheesey Christians but maybe we do need to be cheese like in our spiritual growth process.
Today’s Prayer
Father, may I be faithful and diligently submissive to the aging process of your refinement for my spiritual character, health and development.
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