Because of the
“enduring word of the Lord”, Peter the apostle told the
“scattered” Christians they were to lay “aside all
malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil
speakings”. In chapter two and
verse two of his letter to them, Peter told the Christians to “desire
the sincere milk of the word”
where we read:
As newborn
babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby:
The
verse begins, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the
word,...” Peter began with the words, “As newborn”
which literally is “just born” and figuratively means “a new
convert” “babes” which refers to “a child, infant or
young child”, “desire” or “longing for, to pursue with
love, to long after and lust” “the sincere” which means
“guileless, unmixed, unadulterated, pure and without dishonest
intent” “milk” which literally means “milk” and is a
metaphor for “less difficult Christian truths” “of the word”
which refers to “pertaining to speech, speaking, reason and logic
both spiritual and pertaining to the soul”. These Christians who
were “scattered” were to “long deeply for” the
unadulterated and pure less difficult parts of the scriptures.
The
verse goes on to say, “...that you may grow thereby:” Peter
added the reason they were to “desire the sincere milk of the
word” as he wrote, “that you may grow” or “increase,
grow up, augment and become greater” “thereby” which
means “in, by and with it”. When the “scattered”
Christians applied the “sincere milk of the word”, they
were bound to “increase and grow up” in their relationship with
the Lord.
When
we meditate upon Peter's words, we should be inspired to “desire
the sincere milk of the word” ourselves. The basic principles
in the Bible are important to our Christian walk with Jesus. We
should be reading and studying the scriptures daily to receive the
primary and fundamental ways to act and live. We are to “grow”
as Christians, and the basics of Christianity are found in the word
of God. May Jesus by His Holy Spirit bless us with the “desire”
to enjoy His word.
Next
time Peter shares a condition for desiring “the sincere milk of
the word”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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