1 Peter: Is All of This Worth It?Sample

Do you remember the first time you held (or watched someone else hold) a brand-new baby? It’s simultaneously incredible, and a bit terrifying, right?! A freshly born baby is so small and helpless in the arms of someone much bigger. When a baby is born, they are reliant on a caregiver to sustain them and give them what is needed to survive. 

Peter teaches the church that just as a baby needs milk to grow, a Christian needs God’s word to grow. It’s the key to moving from spiritual infancy to “growing up into salvation”. Even in the Old Testament the Psalmist spends an entire chapter acknowledging his absolute need for God’s word. Both Peter and the Psalmist knew that in order to be prepared for whatever life may bring, a deep knowledge, love, and desire for God’s word was necessary. Without the life-giving power of the word, how are we to stand tall when troubles come?

ASK:

-When you think about spiritual maturity, what does it look like to you?

-Do you treat God’s word as necessary to your survival? 

TAKE A NEXT STEP:

Think of a spiritually mature person in your life. Consider thanking them for their example or even asking them a question or two about what spiritual practices they consistently follow.