October 29, 2018
1 Peter 2:1-55 The Message (MSG)
We can acquire a taste for many things in this world that are just not good for us. Things like foul language, jealousy, gossip, deceit, unforgiveness, and overall rude behavior. Those things hinder our walk with God; they pollute us on the inside causing strongholds in our minds, as well as affecting our physical health. If any of those things have become our “go to” when we are pressed by life or rejected in our relationships, then we have acquired a taste for the wrong things. Let those things go and ask the Lord to give you a taste for the pure spiritual nutrition he makes available to believers.
In our passage today, the Apostle Peter teaches us about enjoying a taste of the Lord’s kindness which leads into wholeness or the full experience of salvation. Christ, the Source of Life, desires to build us up into a holy priesthood of believers who speak out for the love, goodness, and kindness of God and life with him. Have you had a taste of the Lord’s kindness? If so, share your experience with someone else today.