God's Food

1 Pet. 2:1-3
Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

We will start with the last verse. When did you taste that the Lord is gracious? When we were saved. So this instruction is to believers. Because God's word lasts forever, lay aside the following:
malice- hate/ deceit- lies/ hypocrisy- not walking the talk/ envy-desiring others' qualities or material things/ evil speaking- insults.

Next we are commanded to desire and hunger for the Bible as a newborn cries for milk. Trust God that there are exciting things in the Bible for you to find as you read it day by day. What happens if a newborn does not get milk? They starve. And so shall we starve spiritually if we do not feed on God's word daily. In fact, we will begin to experience malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and evil speaking!