TOPIC: Drink the Milk of the Word
SCRIPTURE
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the Word that ye may grow thereby” 1 Peter 2:2 (KJV).
MESSAGE
If you just got born-again, you are considered a spiritual baby in Christ. Just as natural newborn babies are fully humans but are not fully developed to take care of themselves but always desire the milk of the mother for growth and nourishment. In the same way, as spiritual newborns, you are to desire the Word of God as your spiritual milk, to build up faith, and to grow spiritually.
Being born again, it is your spirit that is born again. Your flesh and thoughts are still the same. Therefore, the Word of God is important, so that your mind can be renewed (Romans 12:2) to think the way God thinks and live the life of God (Proverbs 23:7). Remember, you are a spirit, and your body is made to house your spirit. Through the Word of God, you subject your flesh (your physical senses) and its desires to align with your spirit which is recreated in Christ Jesus. Your flesh (senses) should not dictate the direction of your life.
The Word of God is the mirror of God (2 Corinthians 3:18). God through His Word shows you your true identity. As you look in the Word, you are changed into His image consciously. Your appropriation of the Word is an ongoing process.
I pray that God the Father grants you revelation in the knowledge the Lord Jesus causing grace and peace to be multiplied to you. And that you stand perfect in the will of God in the name of our Lord Jesus, amen.
PRAYER / CONFESSION
Dear Father, I thank You that Your Word is nourishment for my spirit. I desire the sincere milk of Your Word to grow and be transformed by the renewing of my mind. I set my heart to meditate on Your Word daily, allowing it to shape my thoughts and actions. Your Word reveals my true identity in Christ, and I declare that I am being changed from glory to glory in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
WISDOM NUGGET
“And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 (AMP).