Our last message in Hebrews focused on the fact that we are to approach with confidence the throne of grace. While any believer can do this, because it is the power of Christ that allows us to approach, the writer stops to discuss maturity. In this famous passage he chides the readers that they are at a point in their spiritual lives where they should be teaching others, and instead they are still feeding off of infant’s milk (elementary teachings). Why is this so important? Just like our physical and intellectual maturity, spiritual maturity allows us to not only understand the world around us, but ourselves as well. God knows and understands that we desire a stronger relationship with Him, and He has the same desire. The process to obtain this stronger relationship is growth leading to maturity. What does maturity in Christ give us in the long run? Verse 14 says it best, “But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” Just as children need to learn right from wrong to survive in this world, so do we.