a christian's growth

have you ever heard of the comparison of the growth of a christian to the growth of a baby into an adult? guess what? i heard this in a sermon. it goes something like this:

the way a baby eats is pretty messy. a baby can not eat on its own. it needs the parent to feed it. the baby can not survive without the parent feeding it.

as the baby grows, it wants to start feeding itself. it gets maybe 25% in its mouth, and the remaining 75% in its hair, on its clothes, the floor, the parent, the list goes on. but the parent is there to clean the baby up and make them clean again just like they had made the mess.

as the baby grows and becomes older, it gets better at feeding itself, and about 75% of its food gets in the body. the parent is there to clean the baby, and make everything clean again after the meal. even as the baby grows and becomes a child, a teen, an adult, there are always times when a napkin, like the one the parent used, is now used by the person, because there are always times when accidents happen.

do you see where the comparisons can be drawn? the Parent is always there to ensure we get what we need when we are a baby, and the Parent is always there to provide the food we need to survive. i guess you have come to the conclusion that God is our parent. He provides for our needs, He even supplied the Napkin to clean us from the mess we made. He gave us the best way to be clean again, Jesus, His Son.