Scripture to Read: Hebrews 5:13-14
We come to a close on Hebrews 5 today, but we continue to examine where we are spiritually with our Lord. God clarifies what it means to be a spiritual infant. God tells us that everyone who only feeds on the milk of God’s Word, the basic principles of God’s Word, is inexperienced in the deeper truth of God’s Word. God also says that spiritual babies are inexperienced in His Word of righteousness. We really need to change our diet spiritually if we are still simply reading the Word of God and then forgetting it 10 to 15 minutes later. Reading God’s Word is good, but if we can’t remember what we’ve read, then how are we to apply God’s Truth to our daily lives? Hearing God’s Word taught and preached by others is incredibly important, but if all we do is unenthusiastically listen and then forget what was said an hour or two later, again, how can we effectively live out what we have heard? God wants us on solid food, spiritually. God wants us to hunger for His Word the same way a baby longs for the milk of its mom (1 Peter 2:2 “like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation”). Note God’s Word does not say be a baby, but God says to hunger for His Word the way a baby hungers for the milk of its mom. The choice to hunger and then feed on God’s Word is our choice.
Challenge & Application
How are you choosing to hunger for God and His Word daily?
Who needs to hear these truths today about hungering for God and His Word? When will you share these truths with them?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!