The mature Christian life is marked by a daily return to the Lamb of God and diligent Bible reading, not merely as a daily discipline, but as a means to lead to heart-satisfying delight in the all-sufficient Savior. The mature Christian prays not out of a sense of mere duty, but because the all-sufficiency of Christ draws him to ask and plead in confidence. He listens intently to sermons because he awaits a glimpse of the precious Savior. The more he sees of Christ, the more he seeks by the means of grace (Scripture reading, prayer, and fellowship with the gathered church). His spiritual life
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