Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation….
--1 Peter 2:2
I want to remind you today that not only is the Word of God perfect, living, and abiding forever. Not only is the Word of God unchanging and true. Not only does it have a saving purpose.
But the Scripture also has the power to transform your life!
Jesus said in John 17:17, “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” If you want your life to change, saturate your soul and nourish your heart in the Word of God.
The Bible has power to save and sanctify, and it also has the power to strengthen. In our verse for today—1 Peter 2, verse 2—the Word of God is described as milk to strengthen and grow us in our faith.
Have you tasted the goodness of God from Scriptures? Have you experienced the grace of God found in His Word?
The Bible is not an ancient black book filled with theology about yesterday. It is a book that satisfies the longing of the human heart. The Word of God strengthens us every day and nourishes our spirit. Our very life depends upon this Word and truth!
So, let me leave you with some questions to consider. Do you love God’s Word? Are you obeying God’s Word? If you love it, you will read it. And if you read it, you will pray it… think it… live it… and share it.
TAKE THE TIME TODAY TO STUDY GOD'S WORD AND MAKE IT AN EVERYDAY COMMITMENT!
Understanding this Present Age
Friday, June 21, 2019
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”
2 Timothy 3:1–4
The Department of Health and Human Services’ 2016 report showed that their investigations revealed more than 676,000 confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect among the more than three million cases they investigated. Even worse, they found 1,700 fatalities from child mistreatment. Most of these cases were at the hands of parents or relatives—the very people who should be doing the most to protect and defend those young lives. There is no doubt that we are living in a day “without natural affection”—where even parents often don’t display the affection that would be natural for their own children.
This is the result of a society’s decision to turn away from God. We cannot deny Him as the Creator and His rightful role as the Judge without at the same time denying the value of the lives He made. When people proclaim evolution as an alternate explanation for life, it is a short step from claiming we are nothing more than advanced apes to deciding that certain lives, or even all life, has no real value that must be respected.
The solution to this problem is not found in a political movement or in social reform. Instead, it is found in our hearts. Paul wrote to Timothy from prison in Rome where a depraved Nero was doing everything in his power to undermine morals and righteousness and oppose Christianity. His plan—God’s plan—was to change the world through faithful ministry. We must keep our focus on the Bible in perilous times. “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15).
Today's Growth Principle:
We must rely on God’s Word more than ever as we face perilous times in a debased society.
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