Today’s Encouragement is Matthew 4:4 NLT But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
By Every Word –
How much do you eat each day? Many of us have to watch carefully what we eat. Too much is a bad idea, and too little is also. Some can’t eat any of this or that… we know when we haven’t had enough and when we’ve overdone it! We know what food we enjoy and what we should eat and shouldn’t…
We pay a lot of attention to our food. This food feeds only the physical life… and yet we also realize that we are spiritual beings, with eternal souls, chosen by God to be His own, even before we were formed (Psalm 139:16).
What is our spiritual nourishment? It’s not bread alone… it’s every word from the mouth of God…
When our spiritual strength is waning, when we are losing hope, beginning to weaken and doubt, overwhelmed by the cares of this life… we need spiritual food! We need the Word of God.
Now we can never overindulge in this food, but we can certainly starve ourselves…
Spiritual food… God’s Word. Read it, Hear it, Speak it. It is the nourishment we need!
Not to condemn but to remind us… His Word is our food… we need it for our strength. We grow weaker and weaker without it. But with a healthy daily intake of His Word… we grow stronger and stronger!
Father, we thank You for so generously providing us with Your Word. Help us to consistently take in Your Word so that we remain strong in Faith, Hope, and Love.
Thy Word
Amy Grant
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