Don't Spiritually Starve!
Saturday's Devotion (1-31-04)
"But he answered and said,
It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4 (KJV)
The Word of God,
is very important. People don't really understand why it's important to be
grounded in the Word of God (The Bible). Some people believe that the only food
they need is the food to feed the body: vegetables, fruits, meat and etc.
However, there is a food that we must feed our spirits. If our spirits, don't
have the Word of God, we can not live spiritually. If you see the way our bodies
look after we've been starved, think of how your spirit must look without being
spiritually fed. I remember when I first became a follower of Christ, I was the
hungriest at that time. I couldn't get enough of Christian music or the Word of
God. It was like I was starving and I was munching out. Without the Word of God,
we spiritually die. If we spiritually die, we can not inherit the Kingdom of
God. I try to stress the point, that it's important to read God's Word, daily.
Because I know my body doesn't like not eating for a day, so my spirit, must not
like it either. It's actually more important to have the Word of God, than to
have a meal for the body. Without the Word of God, life can be pretty tough. The
Word of God, can bring our spirits back to life and bring us joy. The Word of
God, can give us knowledge to be saved. If you've been saved and you say, "I
don't need to read the Bible, to be saved!" Let me ask one question. How did you
become saved in the first place? Did someone minister the Word of God, to you?
Did you hear that Jesus, is someone's savior? No matter how you were saved, it
leads back to the scriptures. The scriptures bring life! Get in the Word of God
and live a life worth living!
Also it's important to read the Bible, because we don't want to be deceived.
People can twist the Word of God and make you think what they're saying is true.
It's kind of like having your body starve and someone offers you a poisoned
piece of food and you think it's good, but once you eat it, you die. Don't let
someone spiritually poison you!
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message. Please forgive us of
all our sins and we forgive those who've wronged, us. Please help us to get in
and stay in your Word. Bring us close to you. In Jesus, name. A-men!
God bless!
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