July 3
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1 PETER 2
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into
salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” – 1 Peter 2:1-6
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1 PETER 2 – LONG FOR THE SPIRITUAL MILK
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
As newborn infants of the Lord, let us depend on him alone
He made us all in his image and treated us as his own
He created us for his own purpose and his delight
Let us all be faithful and only serve Jesus Christ.
Long for the spiritual milk that only comes from his word
Let go of all hatred and deception offered by this corrupt world
Like newborn babies, feed only on the milk from his truth
This is the only way you will move forward and spiritually grow.
The Lord God used the stone that the builders rejected
It was his Son, Jesus who was the cornerstone and foundation
Through him alone will we be acceptable to God the Father
We are the living stones being build up as a house that is spiritual.
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REFLECTION
• Why do you think Peter compares us to infants who need their mother’s milk for them to grow and mature?
• What happens when we skip the stages of our spiritual development and get stuck in a certain stage?