"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:1-3
It's interesting to think of accepting / thirsting for the gospel as a newborn. And the analogy is pretty sound. Even though we want to think that we are really grown up and wise, compared to God we really are children, in need of a lot of nourishment and help in growing up and reaching our potential. And, honestly, laying aside all of the poisonous side of adulthood would be a relief. Malice and guile and hypocrisy and envy... evil speaking... these are all things that we learn as we grow up, and we definitely don't need to become experts in those things. Instead, let's work to unlearn some of that and get back to humility and a focus on spiritual nourishment.
If, of course, we have tasted that the Lord is gracious. And that goes back to trying it and giving it a chance, because if we do, then we will know. Today, let's go to God with our questions, and let's be humble, as children, and drink in the goodness of the gospel, and let it build us up.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:1-3
It's interesting to think of accepting / thirsting for the gospel as a newborn. And the analogy is pretty sound. Even though we want to think that we are really grown up and wise, compared to God we really are children, in need of a lot of nourishment and help in growing up and reaching our potential. And, honestly, laying aside all of the poisonous side of adulthood would be a relief. Malice and guile and hypocrisy and envy... evil speaking... these are all things that we learn as we grow up, and we definitely don't need to become experts in those things. Instead, let's work to unlearn some of that and get back to humility and a focus on spiritual nourishment.
If, of course, we have tasted that the Lord is gracious. And that goes back to trying it and giving it a chance, because if we do, then we will know. Today, let's go to God with our questions, and let's be humble, as children, and drink in the goodness of the gospel, and let it build us up.
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