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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! Abundant Grace Thursday, August 29, 2019 by Dr. Paul Chappell “But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:4-7 We live in a world in which much of life is dictated by scarcity and limits. There are only so many hours in a day, so much money in the bank, so many skills to apply to the task at hand; and as a result, there are often times when things we would like to see cannot be accomplished. It is hard for us to comprehend the meaning of God’s unlimited power, because nothing we know in this world is without limits. Nowhere is that more clearly seen than in the matter of salvation. God provides freely what we could never obtain on our own. The sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross provides salvation through grace for all those who believe. No matter how many people accept Him as Saviour, the saving grace of Jesus is never exhausted. No matter what sins a person may have committed, grace is able to cover them all. Grace abounds more than sin ever could. God’s grace is not just extended to us at salvation, but for every part of life. “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10). Grace is available to us for every challenge and trial and temptation we face. There is no possibility of the supply being exhausted. There is no danger of going to God for help only to find that He is no longer willing to provide for us. We have overflowing abundant grace from God. Today's Growth Principle:  God’s overflowing grace provides both salvation and victory for daily living.