LONGING TO GROW - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Sunday, September 6, 2015
by RBC Ministries

Details

LONGING TO GROW

READ

As newborn babies, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby
-1 Peter 2:2

READ BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Psalm 148-150
1 Corinthians 15:29-58

The 2010 documentary film, Babies, followed four infants who were born into very different circumstances in Somalia, Mongolia, Tokyo, and San-Francisco. There is no marathon or dialogue from adults in the film, only the sound babies make as they begin to discover the world into which they have been born. They coo and laugh when they are happy: they cry when they are hurt or hungry. And all of them like milk! The fascinating of the film lies in watching them grow.
As babies crave milk, followers of Jesus are to crave the "pure milk of the word" that leads to spiritual growth. The apostle Peter says "Long to grow up into fullness of your salvation: cry for this as a baby cries for his milk"(1 Peter 2:2 TLB). Peter wrote to encourage a group of Christ's followers who had been scattered by persecution. He urged them to set aside feeling of anger and jealousy toward each other, along with talking one way and living another(v.1), and "as newborn babies, desire the pure milk of the Word that you may grow thereby"(v.2).
The Lord invites us to drink all that we need from his bountiful supply. He loves to watch His children grow! - David McCasland.
Lord I want to be more like You.
Please give me a fervent desire to drink of Your word
Grow me into a person who resembles You in all I say and do.

The more we dig into God's word, the more we grow.

More From Our Daily Devotional Archives

Open Heavens
for Friday, December 27, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

HE SENDS ON ERRANDS

God promotes like no one else. Since He is higher than the highest of men, He can lift you to the height no man can take you to. This season, the Lord will promote you. Many years ago, at the first time I was leaving Nigeria for overseas, I was on my way to Canada to attend a world conference of Applied...More

Open Heavens
for Sunday, March 9, 2014
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

IDENTIFY YOUR ENEMIES I

In the School of Disciples of the ministry I oversee, one of the three principal Modules...More

Our Daily Bread
for Tuesday, July 3, 2019
by RBC Ministries

Honest to God

Bible in a Year: Job 25-27; Acts 12

Psalm 32:5

Today's Scripture & Insight: Isaiah 1:12-18

My three-year-old grandson's day was off to a rotten start. He couldn't find his favorite shirt. The shoes he wanted to wear were too hot. He fussed and fumed at his...More

The Good Seed
for Tuesday, August 30, 2023
by GBV Dillenburg GmbH

The first thing mentioned in this verse is...

They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:42.

The first thing mentioned in this verse is the doctrine, i.e. the teaching of the apostles. It is the foundation for the personal and the corporative life of Christians. It...More