In the New Testament book of 2 Peter, there are some verses which says the nourishment of the Word of God is something we desire. We should crave the Scripture because it provides a satisfaction that can’t be found anywhere else.
Main Points:
1. A newborn baby craves milk. Without this nourishment, the baby will cry. In fact, without the nourishment of the milk, the baby will not survive. The Apostle Peter uses this contrast to teach us how important it is for believers to crave spiritual nourishment. Of course, he is speaking of the Bible, the Word of God. He says, by it, that is by the Word of God, we will grow up in our salvation.
2. The key issue is desire. We must have a desire for the Scripture. It’s through the pages of the Bible we come to know the author. My prayer is that we would develop a hunger for the Word of God, because we have a hunger to know God personally.
3. The Scripture, for all of us, is an acquired taste. Before we came to know Jesus we had no appetite for the Word of God. We had a spiritual appetite, but we attempted to satisfy this appetite with the things of the world. But the more we partake of scripture, the more we learn from God, and the more we apply it to our lives, the more we desire the Word.
Today’s Scripture Verses:
2 Peter 2:1-3 - “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 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.
Psalm 119:97 - “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.”
Psalm 119:18 - “Open my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”
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