Desiring the sincere Milk

Call to Prayer 

Title: Desiring the sincere Milk 

By: Simon Maina Nuhu 

Date: 29.09.2023 

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”  (1 Peter 2:2) 

Milk is a nutrient-rich food that contains all the essential substances such as fat, proteins, sugars, vitamins, water and some vital minerals that greatly support robust health. It is a primary source of nutrition for babies before they develop teeth and start digesting solid food. The babies only can recognize and therefore crave for it in order to grow in sound health, any other thing as food is not accessible to them because they are not ready. Now therefore, when a man turns and forsake his old ways of sin, he experiences an influential transition which is like a journey of conception, where his old sinful life is erased and he’s given a new life championed by the grace of our Lord Jesus. Immediately, in the spiritual realm, he becomes a baby and his relationship with God begins to grow: in this new phase of life, he begins to desire to know more of God, more also, develops enthusiasm and thus unwavering passion for the things of God. 

The sincere milk to him is the word of God. He makes God his ultimate priority as he seeks to discover more of spiritual life and maintain a closer companionship with Jesus. Just like in the physical world, there’d come a time that the baby craves for solid food because he/she is now fully ready to chew, digest and process complex food. As he is a spiritual baby, it is expected that his knowledge, understanding, discernment, and ability to grab some complex divine things may differ greatly with someone who has been steadfast with God for  a long time, nonetheless, he will so desire to grow by being loyal, consistent, obedient, serious and also by humbly learning from the pastors, spiritual leaders, priests, Apostles who are more matured in God. 

Notwithstanding, brothers and sisters, even as we differ in spiritual hierarchy, we should not feel satisfied or complacent with the knowledge of God that we have, as He is an unending mystery to discover. We should always desire that sincere spiritual food that suits our present spiritual level so that we don’t end up demoting ourselves by craving for milk while we already have complete teeth that perform the digestion of complex food. We should as well endeavor to discover Him and His will for us regularly. 

Prayer point:

Let’s thank God for the word today. Let’s also ask Him to feed us with the milk that enhances our spiritual growth in Jesus name, Amen