God forewarns us of those that do not value the Word of God in
Romans 1:28-32, "Furthermore,
just as they did not think it worthwhile
to retain the knowledge of God, so God
gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be
done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and
depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters,
insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding,
no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although
they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things
deserve death, they not only continue
to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them."
Please, heed this
warning!
God
gave a way for each of us to get to know Him down through
the centuries. It truly is genius! The
apostles and the authors of the books of the Holy Bible were God's
tools which
were used to tangibly reach His
children. As it says in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful
for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Being a child
of God your appetite for the Word of God should be healthy. 1 Peter 2:2, "Like
newborn babies,
crave pure spiritual milk, so that by
it you may grow up in your salvation."
Feed
upon the Word everyday without fail. The more you
eat,
the faster you will grow. Be like Job
in Job 23:12, "I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my
daily bread."
If you
commit yourself to spending some quiet time everyday
you will grow in your relationship with the Lord and gain
in wisdom and
understanding. Read it or even listen to His Words a chapter or two or
even five chapters
a day instead of mindlessly plugging
into the variety of mediums available today you will be consuming the
very bread of heaven
that will feed you for eternity. God is
a relational God. Your attention and desire to be with Him matters to
Him.
Just
like the food we eat to sustain our physical bodies, there may be times
of pure enjoyment
and excitement for the Word of God,
and other times it may be like eating the vegetables mom prepared for
dinner when
we were kids. It may
be boring and dry at times where you have a desire to do something
else, however
the discipline of eating while you do
not necessarily crave it, benefits us greatly over
time. And it's
those "vegetable" days that God often
uses to fill us with His wisdom for a later time.
I cannot say it any better than God said it Himself;
From John 6:53-58, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him
up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever
eats my flesh
and drinks my blood remains in me, and I
in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the
Father, so the
one who feeds on me will live because
of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate
manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever."
You are feeding your
soul for a time when you will meet Christ and be in heaven forevermore.
To eat the flesh
of the Son of Man is to feed upon the
bread of heaven i.e. the Holy Bible; and to drink His blood is to
believe in Jesus Christ
as the Son of God. It's kind of
like the saying you must drink the kool-aid which means you
must BELIEVE...It's
that simple!
Find a way to read or listen to God's Word everyday! Use our ministry as
a resource to help further your growth and strengthen your faith every moment you can.
Put the time aside. Make it an appointment....MAKE THE TIME!
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