Desire the Word

Not everybody grows up, many people just get older. Becoming mature over time requires intentionality. The apostle Peter tells us that we can grow up when we put away, like dirty clothes, all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, etc. Growth also requires a ferocious appetite for God's word, similar to that of a newborn infant who longs for milk. That little one's very life depends upon milk, and our spiritual life depends upon God's word. And that should motivate us to cast aside sin and turn to God's word, remembering how God has transformed our lives through his word, so that we have tasted that the Lord is good.