1 Peter 2:1-3
International Standard Version
“…rid yourselves of every kind of
evil and deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander. Like
newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow
in your salvation. Surely you have tasted that the Lord is good!
New
mothers feed their babies milk because it has the nutrients their little bodies
need to grow. It is a natural instinct for newborn babies to crave it. Likewise, baby Christians need the spiritual
milk of God’s word to grow and mature as a follower of Christ. Their craving
for spiritual nourishment is important.
You must want to grow and then go about seeking ways to obtain that
growth. Having the desire yet not
following thru to attain your goal is time wasted.
While
some translations simply say to avoid evil behavior, this translation gets more
specific. These are traits that we cannot control on our own and are not emblematic
of a disciple of Jesus. It is when we submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit
that the spiritual maturation period will begin. It’s a constant growing
process that shouldn’t stop until we leave this earth. Our Christian walk will experience ebbs and
flows, inclines and plateaus. It is
during times when we reach a spiritual plateau that we can catch our figurative
breath. In all things that transpire in
our lives we will find a lesson to be learn, but we must be paying attention
for it to show itself. Learn your
lessons well so as not to continue to encounter the same types of lessons over and
over.
The
goodness Peter is speaking of is the salvation that has been paid for on our
behalf by Jesus Christ. To say that the
Lord is good because he paid the proverbial debt we owed but could not pay is a
massive understatement. It’s news that
is worthy to be shouted from the rooftops. It’s news that is so wonderful that words
could never describe it. One must experience the redemptive work of Christ to
know what it feels like. The weight of
all our sin is lifted and will never be held against us ever again. What a wonderful blessing! Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resource: The
International Standard Translation & The Life Application Study Bible.
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