Lent: Day 4

Got Milk?

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” – 1 Peter 2:1-3 (NIV)

I love food. Especially comfort food. I can relate that to my need for spiritual food, too. As a baby needs milk to survive and grow (and as I need comfort food in the winter!), I need spiritual nourishment to survive and grow spiritually. How do I do that? Well, that’s easy!

I’ll just get rid of all the malice, deceit, and bad thoughts. Okay. Done. Simple. Now that I have good thoughts, what next?...Uh-oh, a little envy just crept in. Oh no, I’m hungry again. I guess I need some Spiritual Nourishment to help me stay spiritually strong and to grow spiritually. It seems I need some help.

I need the nourishment I get from prayer, fellowship, worship. If I don’t feed my spirit as well as my belly, I will starve. So here is my prayer for today:

Prayer: Lord, help me to be Kind Always, Do Justice and Walk humbly with You. Help me to crave the spiritual milk You offer us so that I may grow spiritually closer to You. Amen.

Another food passage: “Taste and see that the Lord is good;” – Psalm 34:8a (NIV)