1 Peter 2:2-3 Footnotes

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.                                 1 Peter 2:2-3
Life Application Study Bible, NIV Footnotes:

One characteristic all children share is that they want to grow up -- to be like big brother or sister or like their parents.  When we are born again, we become spiritual newborn babies.  If we are healthy, we will yearn to grow.  How sad it is that some people never grow up. The need for milk is a natural instinct for a baby, and it signals the desire for nourishment that will lead to growth.  Once we see our need for God's Word and begin to find nourishment in Christ, our spiritual appetite will increase, and we will start to mature.  How strong is your desire for God's Word?

This is an excerpt from Matthew Henry's commentary.  He's speaking about verse 3.

The graciousness of our Redeemer is best discovered by an experimental taste of it. There must be an immediate application of the object to the organ of taste; we cannot taste at a distance, as we may see, and hear, and smell. To taste the graciousness of Christ experimentally supposes our being united to him by faith, and then we may taste his goodness in all his providences, in all our spiritual concerns, in all our fears and temptations, in his word and worship every day. 

There it is again!  We must be united, connected to Christ, as the branch to the vine, to taste his goodness.  We must remain in Him!

If you've been with the BC for very long, you've heard this song before -- ONE of my favorites from Selah.  Their songs just minister to my heart.  I'm having a Selah fest this week so bear with me!  

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