1 Peter 2:1-3 “Therefore, putting aside all malice
and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like
newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you
may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the
kindness of the Lord.” (NASB)
Hello,
We have all had “those” interactions. You know, the ones
where you just want to react super quickly…without mercy…with full aggression…”those”
interactions. The interactions where we are driven to quickly pull together all
possible ammunition and resurrect the things we have ‘forgiven’. It seems that
the quicker our desire to respond (react) likely the more critical it is that
we slow down and measure our response against scripture. These verses
challenged me this week. We are to put aside “all” – doesn’t leave much room
for holding on now does it? But the counterbalance here is what is so critical.
If we put something aside, we have to replace it with something. Here Peter
tells us to replace those things with an insatiable desire for the Word of God.
Why? Sure, it is good to desire God’s word – but His word is what will help us
finish putting aside all of these things
– the counterbalance isn’t just a place holder, but a value bringing item in
keeping those other things down and away from us.
I hope this both challenges and encourages you today.
Have a blessed day,
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