Nourishment

I Peter 2:2- Crave pure spiritual milk, so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk, now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness.Our month old grandson is so precious, truly a gift to behold.His mother takes such good care of him, feeding and changing him when he cries, and cradling him lovingly in her arms. His little waaa waaa when he is hungry comes regularly- about every four hours. As he nurses, she sings to him or just sits and holds him, looking into the wonder of the miracle in her arms.His older brother, now 16 months, has been through that stage. He progressed from nursing, to drinking formula, to mushy and awful looking stuff in a baby jar, to people food. We began to feed him with a spoon, and now he wants to pick his food up in his little hands and "do it" himself. It won't be long before he will start to learn how to use utensils. Each step of this eating procedure is in accordance with the age of the child.God, of course, is available to us and wants us to feed at His table regularly, no matter if we are drinking milk or consuming a heavy meal. The way we feed our spiritual bodies is not unlike the manner in which we feed our physical bodies. When we are babies in the Lord, it is wonderful to be fed spiritual milk- something easy for us to digest- and hopefully given to us by someone who can nurture us as we begin to grown. Pretty soon we can be spoon fed, where someone tells us what the Bible says and tells us how and where to look for important passages. But the time comes when we must "pick up" the spiritual food for ourselves, delving into God's Word, reading and meditating regularly. Next we are ready for the "meat and potatoes" - a hearty meal of insights which is not always easy to digest. We may mull over a passage, chapter or even an entire book (Job was a difficult one for me), until God settles our questions or allows us to put them on the back burner. A wonderful delight along the way is dessert. No matter the stage of our spiritual nourishment, we can be blessed with wonderful insights pertaining to our own particular circumstances. When something from His Word gives you peace or understanding applied to your own personal life, I call that dessert! Growth cannot happen if there is no nourishment- either in the physical or spiritual realm. Let's start where we are today, and forge ahead to the next level of eating pleasure- in the Holy Word of God. May He bless you as you are obedient in this discipline.

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