Spiritual Famine

1 Peter 2:1-10

1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For in Scripture it says:
"See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame."[a] 7Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
"The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone,[b]"[c] 8and,
"A stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall."[d] They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Reflection of Bee:

As we grow spiritually in Christ through reading God's word (v2), we will be more able to rid ourselves of "all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind." (v1). Being a Christian does not mean we automatically become sinless. We need to let the Holy Spirit work in our lives. As we learn to gradually let Him take control of us we will become more and more like Christ. For it is "'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty." (Zechariah 4:6)

We need to remember we are "a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God" (v9). Therefore we shouldn't behave like slaves of the devil.


Dear Lord,
Thank You for reminding me who I am in Christ and what I should do. I am not mourning the death of my 'twin'. I pray that soon my mourning will turn into dancing because of Your unfailing love. May You wipe away all my tears soon.
In Jesus; name I pray. Amen.