Peter recognizes that our souls continually crave to be filled. What a wonderful analogy he uses when he says, “As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word…” Milk is one of the most fattening foods that can be consumed. Calves use it to grow anywhere from 71 to 79 pounds a month, so that a nine-month old heifer is expected to way 600 pounds.
Our spirits will grow exponentially in relation to how much time we spend meditating on and reading the words of God. Peter puts it this way, “that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious” (1 Peter 2:1-2).
