Eat the word!
Let's have a look at our desparate need for spiritual food....
Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?Why pay for food that does you no good?
Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.
Isaiah 55:2
Isaiah is not speaking about physical food that doesn't contain nourishment. He is referring to food for our spirit; food that will sustain us for eternity; food that will bring us wisdom; food that is the very source of abundant life for those who eat it.
There are three stages to take note of, then we'll unpack the scriptures -
Eat - You have to enjoy the taste of God's word (metaphorically speaking). Savour it.
Obey - Obedience to the word is the way to blessing in your life. Willful disobedience is a blockade to the riches and glory God has planned for us.
What does the word say?Seek
Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will
grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.
1 Peter 2:2-3You search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them.
And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me!
John 5:39Now these Jews were better disposed and more noble than those in
Thessalonica, for they were entirely ready and accepted and welcomed the
message [concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God]
with inclination of mind and eagerness, searching and examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Acts 17:11-12Eat
When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
They are my joy and my heart’s delight,
for I bear your name,
O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
Jeremiah 15:16How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:103Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips;
I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Job 23:12Obey
Jesus says "But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice."
Luke 11:28You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
Hebrews 5:12-14Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.
Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my
own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.
John 14:23-24
Hungry?
We are truly blessed to have God's annointed message so readily available and accessible. These scriptures are for our application and not merely our understanding.
Faith without works is dead, and the works or action for everyone who has trusted in the shed blood of Christ for forgiveness of their sins and their eternal salvation, is to apply the word in our lives, for his glory.
I welcome all comments and would love to hear your thoughts. God bless you.
