1 Peter 2: 1-3

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  God gives us all a "GOD STORY" and we need to share it and give God the glory.  What is yours?

 Peter says this is the word that was preached to you. I would like you to look at 1 Peter 2:1   Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

 

   Let's break this down more.  Definitions of:

MALICE - active will or desire to harm another

DECEIT -deceiving or lying, a dishonest action

HYPOCRISY - a pretending to be what one is not; a pretense of virtue, piety, etc

ENVY - discontent and ill will over another's advantages, possessions, etc.; a desire for something another has

SLANDER OF EVERY KIND - the utterance (saying) a falsehood that damages another's reputation.

  We must rid ourselves of these damaging values and become more like the newborn baby.  Crave pure spiritual milk?  What is that? Praying, studying the Bible, sit under true teaching of God's word.  WHY????

   So we can grow to be strong spiritual Christians and share the word of Christ with others.  You do not know who you will touch and how that will affect others.

   An usher at a tent revival stopped 2 boys who looked in, saw it was crowded and turned to leave.  He took the boys and found them a seat.  The usher did not know the effect this would have.  One of those boys was Billy Graham, a man who touched hundreds of thousands of people.  BE THE USHER!!!

   How will you grow in the LORD?  Who did you touch in the past?  Who will you touch today, tomorrow, and in the future?

   The choice is yours - to be a vial and angry person or to be the babe, grow in Christ and touch others.  Thanks for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny