So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
1 Peter 2:1-3
Before we can crave the right things, we must clean out the wrong ones. Peter’s command is practical and heart-deep: “put away malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.” These are community killers, soul spoilers, and they dull our appetite for truth.
Instead, we should long for the Word like a newborn longs for milk. No one has to convince a baby to eat. That hunger is constant and loud. Peter’s imagery calls us not to passive curiosity about Scripture, but to deep craving, the kind that shows we know where life comes from.
The more we taste God’s goodness, the more we want it.
Father, cleanse our hearts from anything that spoils our appetite for You. Make us hungry again for Your Word. Help us taste and see that You are good, and to want more.
Craving Pure Milk,
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