Hebrews 5:11

Hebrews 5:11 says, Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.  The writer here states that there was much more that could be said about either Christ or Melchisedec, depending on which was meant by the words "of whom."  Whomever was referred to, the writer did not say more because the people, those who called themselves followers of Christ, were slow to hear.  There have been many times throughout history, and there are still times today, when God's people are slow to hear.  Verse twelve adds, For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.  We as followers of Christ should be teaching the world about Him, but we often need teachers to once again teach us about what God's word says.  We begin to live by the dictates of the world and our own selfishness desires instead of living by the teachings of the word of God.  We cannot serve two masters.  We either serve Christ, and grow in our faith, or we serve the world and let our faith wither.  We need to always remember the basics of our faith, beginning with Jesus Christ, crucified, resurrected, and Lord.  Sometimes we tend to forget the Lord part, and after accepting Christ as Savior fail to grow in our faith by failing to make Him Lord of our life.  Verse thirteen continues, For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  This does not mean drinking milk with meals, but living off milk because someone has not matured and started to eat solid food.  If we remain babes in Christ, never attempting to learn the more meaty things of God, we will not be very effective followers of Christ.  We must grow in our faith if we are to be effective witnesses for Christ.  Verse fourteen concludes, But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.  As we grow in Christ, just as a baby grows in the world, we can understand the difference between good and evil in the sight of God.  We might think this would be easy, but sometimes even things that look good in the eyes of the world and could even be viewed as good by God's people are still wrong in God's eyes.  If we do not grow in our faith, we may not be able to tell what is truly God's will.