Friday August 16th, 2024
« But Jesus answered to Satan, “It is written, ‘One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'” »
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
In the last two days, we have established that what you put in your belly must not be your main preoccupation.
In fact, Philippians 3:19 says that whoever his belly dictates to him will end up in destruction.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
The question then arises-what should we be feeding on regularly ? 1 Peter 2:2ESV says that
« Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— »
Your appetite for the word of God must be insatiable, just like a baby’s appetite for milk.
You should be hungrier for God’s word than you are for regular food.
The word of God should be a major part of our diet because whoever is only alive in the flesh and dead in the spirit is as good as dead altogether.
« It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. »
The word of God is spirit and life.
It is the real food that will keep you alive; feed on it daily!
When I was a younger Christian, my friends and I ensured that before we ate any physical food, we would first study the word of God. That is one of the major contributors to my growth spiritually.
If you make the word of God your earnest desire, even you will be surprised at your spiritual growth.
You will suddenly discover that you are beginning to think like Christ.
Which do you eat more – the word of God or physical food?
Your desire must be for the word of God daily.
One thing about the word is that it can never be exhausted.
That is one well that never runs dry!
- You get a revelation from reading a passage today, then read it again tomorrow and the Holy Spirit teaches you something different from it.
Make the word of God your daily meal.
Application – Make sure that a day does not go by without you taking time to study and meditate on the word of God.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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