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We have been born again, not through anything of ourselves, but through the living and enduring word of God. Obedience to the truth purifies us so that we may love each other deeply. Being born again gives us sincere love for each other. Jesus said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13:34). Love is the greatest commandment.
All people are perishable like grass, which withers and soon dies. In fact, nothing in this life will remain except the word of God, which endures forever. Peter tells us to rid ourselves of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of evil. Instead, we should crave pure spiritual milk, His word, so that we may grow. To crave means to have a deep desire or longing. Instead of craving sinful pleasures and the temporal things of the world, let us have deep desire and thirst for the things of God and His word in this new year. Then we may continue to grow in our salvation and build our lives on what endures forever.
Jan 1, 2026
THE ENDURING WORD OF GOD
Passage: 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
Key verse: 2:2-3
NIV
chapter 1
22. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
23. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
24. For, "All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25. but the word of the Lord endures forever." And this is the word that was preached to you.
chapter 2
1. Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
2. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
3. now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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Prayer: Father, we have tasted that You are good. You have given us Your word, which has given us life. Forgive us for when we neglect Your word. In this new year, help me to meditate on Your word and crave spiritual milk so that I may grow up in my salvation and in deep love for others.
One Word: Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk