Don’t Lose Your Fire - November 22nd 2025
- Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
- Nov 21, 2025
- 2 min read
Saturday, 22nd November, 2025
By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ...” (2 Peter 3:18 KJV).
1 Peter 2:1-2 says, “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.” This gives a remarkable insight as to how to grow spiritually and the kind of life you ought to be living. You’re to put away every trace of wickedness, deceit, insincerity, pretence, envy, and slander.
The Living Bible renders it beautifully: “So get rid of your feelings of hatred. Don’t just pretend to be good! Be done with dishonesty and jealousy and talking about others behind their backs” (1 Peter 2:1). Rather than continue in these things, God instructs, “…desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2). He wants you to grow up in your salvation.
Now that you have received Christ, have a strong desire for the Word. Long to grow in the things of God. Crave the Word of God with intensity and delight. I’ve met many people over the years who had such a deep desire to grow. They were hungry for the Lord. They asked questions, searched the Scriptures, attended church services regularly, and yearned to learn. It’s always a beautiful thing to behold.
Have a heartfelt, continuous craving for the Word. Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Let your appetite for the Word be insatiable. Like Job, esteem and desire the Word more than your necessary food (Job 23:12). Make it your delight, and as a result, whatsoever you do will prosper (Read Psalm 1:1-3). Hallelujah! That’s the will of God for you.
PRAYER/CONFESSION
"Dear Father, I thank you for igniting my heart with passion and zeal for the things of the Spirit. I remain steadfast and burning with the Holy Ghost, serving you with joy and power. I’m ever aglow, fervent in spirit, giving myself continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen."
FURTHER STUDY
Romans 12:11 (TPT); 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV); Colossians 4:12 (KJV); Luke 9:29 (KJV)
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Peter 1:1-21 & Ezekiel 27-28
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 13:31-38 & 1 Chronicles 22
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