God wants you to grow so that you can realize the full potential of your new life in Christ and fulfill God’s purposes for your life.
One aspect of your relationship with God is to help others grow spiritually. God wants you to be His junior partner in helping others realize their full potential as new creations in Christ and fulfill His purposes for their life!
In fact, others will be helping you grow in your relationship with God as well.
God directs us to encourage, instruct, and spur one another toward spiritual maturity. The New Testament is full of “one another” commandments.
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. (Colossians 3:16)
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25)
Encourage, Instruct, and Spur One Another
The Church does not thrive on a few spiritual superstars. The Scriptural passages above call everyone into the foundational work of building each other up. It is not solely the church leaders’ work to help Christians grow spiritually. In the Church, everyone encourages, teaches, and motivates one another, and should do so with the warmth and equality of teammates. No one in a congregation is more important than another, but everyone shares the important responsibility of encouraging.
It is important to help others grow spiritually because Christian discipleship requires teamwork among Christians with the Holy Spirit as the Master Teacher.
As the Holy Spirit impresses upon you the importance of helping others grow, we encourage you to become actively involved in a local fellowship of believers and to obey the “one another” commandments of the Lord.
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