MULTIPLY YOUR ZEAL FOR CHRIST (11 OF 30)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3
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Multiply Your Zeal for Christ (11 of 30)
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 2:1-3
Number of spam e-mails sent each day in 2006: 183 billion? Number of work hours U.S. employees spent deleting spam in 2006: 22.9 million?Each of these spam emails are sent in order to create a desire in you. They are sent in order to increase your cravings. What do you crave? One person craves horror movies while another craves attention. Some crave their mother's approval... While still others of us simply crave junk food. The dictionary defines ''crave'' as ''to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly.'' Perhaps the word crave can best be defined by a picture rather than a dictionary. Picture a child opening his first gift on Christmas morning - the sports car the sixteen year old girl had been wanting for months.
The world has deep-seated longings. It tries to satisfy the longing with scenic vacations, stunning cinematic productions, sexual exploits, sports extravaganzas, hallucinogenic drugs. Nevertheless, the world's longing remains. Yet, how many of us can say we crave God or we long for God Himself? Peter commands us to crave or long for God's Word and God Himself.
''So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 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 2:1-3).
If you are new to Christianity, you may think the Bible is a collection of rules. A book that tells you not to cheat, etc. Yet, this doesn't give a totally accurate picture of the Bible. For the Bible demands more of us than simply to stop bad actions while starting better actions. The Bible commands us to experience a dozen different emotions rather than just to perform certain actions. This is a moment of discovery for many of you who are new to Christianity. For Christianity is based on the Bible. Some might suggest that such a practice might very ...
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 2:1-3
Number of spam e-mails sent each day in 2006: 183 billion? Number of work hours U.S. employees spent deleting spam in 2006: 22.9 million?Each of these spam emails are sent in order to create a desire in you. They are sent in order to increase your cravings. What do you crave? One person craves horror movies while another craves attention. Some crave their mother's approval... While still others of us simply crave junk food. The dictionary defines ''crave'' as ''to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly.'' Perhaps the word crave can best be defined by a picture rather than a dictionary. Picture a child opening his first gift on Christmas morning - the sports car the sixteen year old girl had been wanting for months.
The world has deep-seated longings. It tries to satisfy the longing with scenic vacations, stunning cinematic productions, sexual exploits, sports extravaganzas, hallucinogenic drugs. Nevertheless, the world's longing remains. Yet, how many of us can say we crave God or we long for God Himself? Peter commands us to crave or long for God's Word and God Himself.
''So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 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 2:1-3).
If you are new to Christianity, you may think the Bible is a collection of rules. A book that tells you not to cheat, etc. Yet, this doesn't give a totally accurate picture of the Bible. For the Bible demands more of us than simply to stop bad actions while starting better actions. The Bible commands us to experience a dozen different emotions rather than just to perform certain actions. This is a moment of discovery for many of you who are new to Christianity. For Christianity is based on the Bible. Some might suggest that such a practice might very ...
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