In my daily reading of Scripture, some verses popped out to me. After I was encouraged by them, I thought others might be encouraged as well.
1 Peter 2:2-3 “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.” (ESV)
The Lord is good! In every circumstance we face, He is good! He is always good! We have tasted of His goodness. As we long to taste more of His goodness, and as we act on that longing by feeding upon the pure spiritual milk of Scripture, we will indeed taste more of His goodness, for the Scriptures teach of His abounding salvation, salvation into which we are growing up.
The Lord is good! In every circumstance we face, He is good! He is always good! We have tasted of His goodness. As we long to taste more of His goodness, and as we act on that longing by feeding upon the pure spiritual milk of Scripture, we will indeed taste more of His goodness, for the Scriptures teach of His abounding salvation, salvation into which we are growing up.
1 Peter 2:25 “For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” (ESV)
We experience the Lord’s goodness as we live under the shepherding care of the Lord, as our soul is under the oversight of the Lord. We strayed because we thought goodness was found outside His authority. But everything outside the shepherding care of the Lord turns out to be vain, empty. True goodness is only found in Christ as we live under His grace and Lordship.
