Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:  1 Peter 2:1-2

Jesus said “Unless you become like a little child, you will not enter the Kingdom of God” (Matthew 18:3) Previously we talked about becoming Born Again in Christ, during this process you are in some ways literally becoming reborn, becoming a new creation (2 Cor. 5:7) When we come to Christ we are never the same again, our lives are transformed as we are becoming conformed into the image of Christ

As the Apostle Peter states “Laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envies and evil speakings” As a new creation in Christ, we now act differently then we once did. We no longer are bearing the fruits of a bad tree, we are bearing the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 7, Galatians 5) We no longer live like we once did, we lay aside the sinful lifestyle that was in disobedience to Christ

Next the Apostle Peter goes on to say “As newborn babies”, when you first come to Christ, you are a babe in Christ. You might not know anything but Jesus is Lord, and as we walk with Christ , we grow in Christ being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. This is why it’s so important to belong to a Church community, you need discipleship and fellowship with other Christians, you can’t complete this walk alone!

This is why I recommend that new Christians should do more listening and learning then preaching and teaching. Many new Christians are on fire for The Lord, which is great, but most don’t have a deep understanding of God, the gospel, the Bible, ect. If we look back at our thoughts and opinions from several years ago, we should see a total maturity in faith. It’s going to take time to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and learning the Word of God is a lifelong process that will never end

Desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow! You should have a strong desire to read your Bible, to consume the Word of God, this is the milk that is going to make you into a mature Christian. Without the milk, you will never grow in Christ. We should always continually strive to keep growing and learning in Christ by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit

Come to Jesus with childlike faith, unless you become like a little child, humble yourself and learn with obedience, you can’t enter the Kingdom of God, Amen!