3 Apr 2012
I Peter 2:1-2
I Peter 2:1: “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
This goes right along with Psalm 1:2 – Christians are to delight in the Word. It should be something that we desire and long for, because the Word is how we learn and grow. As Jesus said, “man shall not live by bread alone.” What we really need are the words of God.
If we don’t desire the Word then we won’t pursue it, and if we don’t pursue it then we won’t learn the things that we need to know. If we never learn then we’ll remain infants and will never reach spiritual maturity.
We need to be passionate about the Word so that we can grow spiritually. The problem today is that many people have rejected the Word and instead are looking to either the culture around them or to themselves as sources of revelation. What the Bible says is seen as relatively unimportant, and if it conflicts with what society claims then it is simply rejected. This does not lead to growth; this is corruption and death. We need to hold onto the Word and accept what it has to say – not throw it out and replace it with whatever we want to believe.