Bible Reading: I Peter 2:1-8
Key Verse: Verse 2 – “As newborn
babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
Key Words: desireIn our
text Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, tells us to “desire the sincere
milk of the word.” Now this raises
an interesting question, why would one not desire the Word of God? Well, the answer to that question is found in
the first verse. One fails to desire the
Word of God because they are full of malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies, and
evil speakings. Now when one is full of
carnal things, they have no appetite for spiritual things. That is the reason Peter said to lay aside
the carnal so one will have an appetite for the spiritual.
If you
have ever been to Yellowstone
National Park you have
read a sign that reads, “Do Not Feed the Bears.” Most tourists probably assume it is there to
protect humans because most people think if you are close enough to feed the
bears, you are in a position of danger.
This may be true but that is not the reason for the sign. The sign is posted for the protection of the
bears. Each fall, when the tourists who
feed the bears leave, the park service will have to carry away the remains of
many dead bears because they have become dependent on the tourists to feed
them, and they are no longer willing to gather food for themselves.
I have discovered that many believers are like the
bears. We grow dependent on others such
as the pastor, Sunday school teacher, and other people to feed us spiritually
and we are no longer willing to feed ourselves.
Each day we must take the initiative to gather the spiritual food we
need from God’s Word, so I challenge you to “desire the milk of God’s Word that
you may grow thereby.”
What to do: ✞Have daily devotions. ✞Put a CD in your car of Bible reading. (We have some
available.)
✞Stay in God’s Word!!
