1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
There is something simple and innocent about babies. Their lives are simple: food, sleep, poop and pee. But deeper under this surface simplicity is a growing love the baby has for its mother, father, and family. Peter’s image here is vivid and beautiful. We can have a simplicity as believers of wanting the greatest gifts God has for us. At the top of the list is relationship with God and growth in Christ through study of God’s Word. We cannot stay babies but must grow up beyond the simple milk. A mother’s milk provides all the nutrition a baby needs. The baby depends on this for survival. Likewise, we depend on studying the Word and growing in our faith. Salvation is not something static, a union card that gets us into the club house. It is a relationship in which we can grow. Tasting that the Lord is good should make us want more.
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