The Law of Progression.
With Brother John Okoronkwo
                                                                    (1 Peter 2:2-3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious)

Today I'm talking about the Law of Progression, but before we go into the aspect of how it  applies to the life of faith, we all know that when  a child is born, that child is not born  talking or born walking it's a matter of progression, it takes a little while for that baby  eye to open, it takes a while for that baby to lean how to exercise muscles ,after a while  the child will start talking and walking, all this is a matter of progression.

Few months later the child will go to Kindergarten School or Nursery school to lean  words, after some year the child will start leaning to write with chalk, all this are 
matters of progression.

The Child will go into other stages like recognizing his or her name, knowing Mummy and Daddy in persons, requesting ice cream and whatever he or she need from the parents, all this are matter of progression  and it takes time and it's the same way spiritually, the bible  said when we are born again we don't become spiritually matured overnight, it's a matter  of progression, we keep making mistakes and leaning from our mistakes coming out of the  mistakes stronger than ever just as a new born baby falls during the first attempts to  walk or to stand but as the baby fall he or she becomes stronger and stronger until he / she finally stand and walk, a quick look at the
book of Peter .
1 Peter 2:2-3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

The baby finally stand and walk because he or she is determined to walk, seeing adults  walking gives the baby the zeal to be consistent in his or her attempt to work, now I come  to realize this, we can be pillars of faith like all the strong men and women of God if we  have the zeal and  become consistent to be like them, it's all about Law of  Progression, remember the Apostles in Luke 17:5 ask God to increase their faith, so faith is 
something you can increase by becoming constant and persistent with the word of God, you  can grow to become a pillar  of faith like Apostle Paul if you choose to be determined  like a new born baby, I have even heard  some carnal minded people talking about  persistent in everything you are doing, it takes determination to grow your faith and be  what God want you to be, Joshua made the determination to be like his boss Moses and he 
said to the tribes of Isreal in Joshua Joshua 24:15 but as for me and my house, we will  serve the LORD.


The more attempt you made to know more about God the more revelation you are getting and  the more your life are changing in many and different areas, the Law of Progression works 
in every area of life.

Lets look at 2 Continthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being  transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Paul is saying as we look into the mirror of God which is the bible it gives you a  reflection of the way God sees you, the bible said we have been predestined to have the  image of Jesus, but you are not going to act like Jesus overnight the Law of Progression  applies to everything you are doing, but you will repeat your first class if you are not  consistence, and that's why so many born again Christian keeps repeating the same class  because the determination to grow spiritually is not there like a new born baby.

Don't say you are living a spiritual minded life but you are still who you used to be, no don't give  it up just like so many people, act like that new born baby who injure his or her self to stand  and work, be determined and be consistence no matter the situation or your life condition today, no  matter what mockers say, people will always talk , your friend and love ones may turn against you during this time  but don't give up, you have put your trust in God not man .

A quick look at Mark 4:26-28 lets use New American Standard Bible for this one to  understand it clearly.

26 And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows--how, he  himself does not know.
28"The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature  grain in the head.

As you can see Jesus is talking about this same Law of Progression, he said the seed  produce first the BLADE, then the HEAD and finally the mature grain in the head, the same  applies to our spiritual life, a new born again first receives Christy into his or her  life as the Lord and personal savior, then train on being obedient to the word of God, and  at last adopting the greatest which is Hope, Faith and Love , from there the new believer  grows to a pillar of faith but all this is a matter of time , your consistency with the  Word of God determines when you graduate and become a pillar of faith, a student who is  never serious always repeat class or  drop out of school
but the serious school minded student always graduate in time or even get scholarship to graduate before his or her mates, the same applies to  spiritual growth.

This also applies to Tithe payers in the church today, some people will tithe today and withdraws from tithing again because they do not see immediate financial breakthrough, now another quick look at the life of Joseph in Genesis, I have use this as example in other articles , Genesis 26:12-14  recorded that Joseph sowed in that land and reaped in hundred fold that same year, and God fulfill his promises Malachi 3:10 to Joseph, the man Joseph received that same year not immediately because he was faithful, he realize he have planted a seed that must grow, now listing to this, when you become tired of doing this  it means you have uprooted your seed, where I come from our parents takes care of their crops several times before harvest, some will water the crops weekly to make sure it produce good fruit, all this are  Laws of Progression and it applies to our spiritual life.

So many people have loose vital blessings of God because they grow  weary along the line.


There is a time in a mans life when he feels like becoming infant again, maybe because of  life tribulations and temptation, but we can not reverse the laws of progression the only  thing that resemble reversal in the law of progression is death, this applies to  spiritual growth as well, when a strong believers turns back he or she becomes a victim of  Spiritual death.

Now finally lets look at what Paul said in the book of Galatians 6:10 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

The last statement said if we faint not, so brother and sister be consistent and faint not.

Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

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Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com