MAR 2

1 Peter 2:2
Memorise Psalm 119:127
“more to be desired are they than gold, …sweeter also than honey…”

Newborn babies don’t do very much. They sleep, cry, eat and dirty themselves. Every one of these functions is critical but the most important of all is eating. Without food, the baby will simply perish. The baby knows this and naturally desires to be fed. If a baby rejects food, there is something very wrong and will need the doctor’s attention immediately. Food is absolutely necessary for his survival. There is no one in the world that can go on without food indefinitely. This is what Peter teaches on how Christians must naturally yearn for God’s Word. Peter says that just as a newborn baby naturally desires milk for food, a true believing Christian should also similarly yearn for the Word of God. Just as milk is lovely to the tongue of a baby, likewise, the Word should be something sweet and nourishing to the believer. This is beautifully expressed by the Psalmist; “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103). This should be the response of the Christian to God’s Word. It must never be a lukewarm response or one of indifference. Instead it is one of passion, desire and excitement.

Then, when one does have such a desire for the Word, the second part of 1 Peter 2:2 tells us that is how the Christian will grow and mature in the faith. As our spiritual food, the Word of God enables a Christian to grow in the same way milk helps a baby to grow. A Christian will not grow spiritually if there is no Word. If he is not sufficiently fed in the Word of God, he will be constantly weak against sin and will lack true joy in his life. He will be a feeble Christian.

Do you find God’s Word desirous? When you open your Bible, are you filled with excitement? Just like a hungry baby yearning to be fed, do you feel you too have a need to be fed? Do you go out of your way to attend Bible study and find ways to learn more of God’s Word? These are questions that you should answer in the affirmative. If not, you must check your life. Are you in disobedience and sin? Or do you truly know the Lord? If not, don’t wait, repent, believe and trust in Him today.

Thought: Do you find that your love for God’s Word can be easily replaced by something else?
Prayer: Father, give me the love for Your Word.