SEPT. 6, 2013
Longing
To Grow
Read: 1
Peter 1:22–2:3
As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow
thereby.
—1
Peter 2:2
The
2010 documentary film Babies followed four infants who were born into very different
circumstances in Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo, and San Francisco. There is no
narration or
dialogue from adults in the film, only the sounds babies make as
they begin to discover
the world into which they have been born. They coo and
laugh when they’re happy; they
cry when they are hurt or hungry. And all of
them like milk! The fascination of the film
lies in watching them grow.
As
a baby craves milk, followers of Christ are to crave the “pure milk of the
Word” that
leads to spiritual growth. The apostle Peter says, “Long to grow up
into the fullness of
your salvation; cry for this as a baby cries for his milk”
(1 Peter 2:2tlb). Peter wrote to encourage a group of Christ-followers who had
been scattered by persecution. He urged
them to set aside feelings of anger and
jealousy toward each other, along with talking
one way and living another
(v.1), and “as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the
Word, that you may
grow thereby” (v.2).
The
Lord invites us to drink all that we need from His bountiful supply. He loves
to watch
His children grow!
Lord, I want to be more like You.
Please give me a fervent desire to drink of
Your Word. Grow me into a person who
resembles You in all I say and do.
The more we dig into God’s Word, the more we grow.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
