Daily Devotional

-March 20, 2021- First Day of Spring-

Good morning, happy Saturday,

-The Pure Milk Of The Word-

“As new born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”

(1 Peter 2:2-3).

We have all been around new born babies and how they desire for and thrive on their mother’s milk. It is an essential part of the growth process. The same is true in the spiritual life. Newly saved believers need the simple teachings of the Scriptures to growth in their faith in Christ. In fact, there is a series of short books entitled “12 Bottles of Milk.”

Young believers must learn to pray, read the Word, attend church, have fellowship with other believers, witness and testify to unbelievers, show the love of Christ, give tithes to the Lord’s work, discover their spiritual gifts, among others. God’s will is that they grow to maturity. Just as babies grow up physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially, so too, young believers in Christ must grow up to feed in the meat of the Word.

In Hebrews 5:12-14, the writer rebuked his readers, “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food (or meat). For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” It is time for baby Christians to grow into mature Christians, to move past the basics, to learn the doctrine, know what the Scriptures mean and mean to us, and to apply the Word to our daily lives.

The Apostle Paul dealt with the Corinthians who were allowing divisions in the church and being carnal and not spiritual. He wrote in 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, “And I, brethren could not speak to you as spiritual people but as to carnal (or worldly), as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not behaving like mere men? For one says, ‘I am of Paul,’ and to another, ‘I am of Apollos,’ are you not carnal?”

It is time to grow up, to mature, to take on ministries and and responsibilities in the church. When we have tasted that the Lord is gracious it should affect our lives. The psalmist wrote, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” As we grow, we depend on our Lord Jesus Christ and find Him to be our all sufficiency. A glass of milk is good as long as it is with solid food. Milk alone is not enough.

Have a blessed day growing and maturing in Christ, moving from milk to solid food. Stay safe and healthy.