“like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, 3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.” 1 Peter 2:2-3 (NASB)
The Apostle Peter writes in his first letter to believers across the known world and gives them encouragement by suggesting that they behave like babies. The picture that Peter uses in these verses is that of a baby who is so enthusiastic about drinking its milk. It does not need to be forced to take its nourishment. In fact a baby will let everyone know when it is hungry and wants more milk. Its body has found that this is just what it needs to grow. That is how earnest we should be as believers of Jesus – we should have a passionate hunger for the Word of God. So with our Christian lives, we have found the source of true spiritual nourishment in the word of God. It is like pure spiritual milk and it does help us to grow spiritually – to become the people that God wants us to be. So, if we have tasted the goodness of God, we will want to know more about it. Our faith will grow and increase in strength.
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