Day 3 - Your Spiritual Journey

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. - I Peter 2:2

One of the phrases used commonly in the Bible and in our churches is "born again". To shed the old life and be born to a new one...to become something else entirely. In this letter, Peter compares the word to "milk". Where the King James Version (above) says "sincere milk", The Holman Christian Standard Bible translates the words as "unadulterated spiritual milk".

When babies first come into the world, they have only one source of sustenance, one way that they can receive nourishment, and that is milk. Without this, they neither thrive nor grow. God's word is the same way. Through these verses, Peter uses the imagery of newborn babies to point out that though we're meant to be so much more than we are right now...just like a baby grows up from a helpless infant to a mature adult...we're not there yet. We're barely getting started, and if we want to grow and change into that creation that God has made us to be, we should desire His word just like the baby desires milk. We must keep in mind that the word is the source of nourishment for us, and just like the baby can't skip his midnight feeding (and if you've been a mommy of a newborn, you know he won't!)...we can't skip our daily - or more often - dose of the Word and expect to thrive, either!

Action:
Spend some time in the Word, besides this one short study.

Find a favorite passage and memorize (or refresh your memory) on it.

Take a passage that's applicable to where you are now, and keep it in mind in your current circumstances today.

Point for Discussion:
What is your favorite Bible passage?