Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good (1Peter 2:1-3 NIV).

Growth retardation is a serious problem. If a baby fails to develop properly then every area of their life will be affected. For natural babies paediatricians try to catch any indication of these effects while the foetus is developing.

There are many things that a parent does that can affect the unborn child. It is a proven fact that smoking and taking drugs such as cannabis whilst pregnant affects the size of the infant. Once born however, the baby needs a regular intake of nutrients, proper care and attention. If the infant is not given the physical, emotional and spiritual attention they need then their growth will be inhibited and they will be affected in one of these crucial areas. They will become a MARASMAS baby.

Similarly if a spiritual baby is not getting the correct doses of spiritual food each day or the spiritual food has little or no nutrients, then that baby will not develop and grow but will become retarded. To avert this condition Peter encourages each ‘born again’ believer to develop a craving for the ‘sincere milk’ of the word. This is the only way the Marasmas syndrome can be avoided. Become greedy for the milk and ensure that the breasts you are feeding from have a good healthy supply. Avoid spiritual mothers and fathers who have deceit, hypocrisy, envy, slander and so on in their spiritual blood stream. Ask the Lord to send fully rounded and grounded people in your life so that you may grow into mature spiritual individuals.

So today if you want to grow and avoid becoming a Marasmas baby get into the word!

Read 1Peter 2.