📖 In the same way that nursing infants cry for milk, you must intensely crave the pure spiritual milk of God’s Word. For this “milk” will cause you to grow into maturity, fully nourished and strong for life- especially now that you have had a taste of the goodness of Yahweh and have experienced his kindness. —I Peter 2:2-3 The Passion Translation
How intense is your desire for the Word of God? Do you crave it? Do you meditate on it day and night like God told Joshua to? In Psalm 1, the psalmist tells us that when we meditate on the Word of God day and night, we will be like the tree that is planted by the rivers of water and whatever we do will prosper. (v3) Can you imagine prospering in every area of life? We can understand why when we read the Scripture above. Our hunger for the Word will cause us to grow and become mature in the things of God. That maturity will allow us to make decisions in line with God’s Word, which will then cause us to prosper. It is the doer of the Word who is blessed. You cannot expect an immature Christian to be able to handle the blessings of God. Those blessings come upon us as we grow or “mature” in the things of God. God is not holding back on us; He is waiting on our maturation. He is watching our development and blessing us in proportion to our growth. You can experience more of the blessings of God, or you can stay the same. The choice is yours. God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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