Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.
1 Peter 2:2 NIV
Pure Spiritual Milk
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There is nothing more important for a newborn than to be well fed. The Bible often speaks about new followers of Jesus being like babies in the faith, and just as a newborn needs milk that is pure and healthy, so a new follower of Jesus needs to learn the basics of the Christian faith, through study in God’s Word. The apostle puts it this way in 1 Peter 2:2: “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.” I was speaking to a friend a while back, and she was telling me about a new believer she knew who couldn’t get enough time with the Bible. He was reading it through for the first time, and was craving even more time, getting to know the Lord. When a baby is born, they crave milk. Peter says that one of the signs of truly being born again is a craving for God’s Word. By reading it, he says, we will mature in our faith – growing up in our salvation.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley