While Ryan is away on vacation this July, we are having guest bloggers here at JustOneMore.info. This week’s guest is CrossPoint’s Minister to Students – Dave Snyder. Dave and his wife, Brooke, have one daughter, Eden, and have been at CrossPoint for just over 6 weeks. Dave enjoys reading, disc golf, and hanging with his sugar mama. You can find out more about Dave by following him on Twitter - @DBoneSnyder.
“Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” – 1 Peter 2:2-3, ESV.
Today was a hot day. Living near Birmingham, Alabama has exposed me to the reality that the summers are HOT. Today, I had the privilege of attending a summer work out with one of the area high school football teams. While I was standing on the practice field with my friend and coworker, Steve, I got hot. Have you ever walked outside for just a few minutes and immediately felt the need for something to drink? That was my day today. Water never tasted better than after standing outside in the heat.
While I was driving back to my house, 1 Peter 2:2-3 came to mind. I’ve learned more about God’s Word as a new father. My 5/12 month old daughter continues to show and communicate to me the beautiful riches of the Gospel. I started to think today about her. She longs for much-needed nourishment daily. Milk is not an option for her. It’s a necessity. Without a healthy supply of milk, she will get weak. She longs for milk in a way that makes it vital. She craves it in a way that increases its importance. I wonder if we crave the Word like a baby craving milk…would it radiate more worth to others?
We tend to ignore the riches of Scripture until convenient seasons. When we are lonely, we may open it. When we want to win a debate, we may study it. When we want answers to our questions, we may invest time in it. However, do we long and crave for it daily? As His children, we need to long for His Word like a baby longs for needed nourishment.
It’s interesting to see that in the Greek understanding of “long” we get the word epipothēsate. This word can mean, “to long, desire, or crave after.” I like the idea of craving after the Word. I like the idea that believers crave after His Word in a way that makes it go from being a head treasure to a heart treasure. We tend to long and crave after things that don’t satisfy. Isaiah 55 speaks a lot on that tendency.
Friend, it’s time to crave after what can eternally satisfy. Is His Word good to you? Have you tasted and seen that He is good? (Psalm 34:8). Have you developed more taste buds for His Word? (1 Corinthians 3). I pray you will start today with longing after what truly and eternally satisfies; His good Word.