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Food for My Soul, January 14
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Luke 4:4
.
The Word of God is to be our spiritual food.
The life of Christ that gives life to the world is in His word. It was
by His word that Jesus healed disease and cast out demons; by His word
He stilled the sea, and raised the dead....
As our physical life is sustained by food, so our spiritual life is
sustained by the Word of God. And every soul is to receive life from
God’s Word for himself. As we eat for ourselves in order to receive
nourishment, so we must receive the Word for ourselves....
In His promises and warnings, Jesus means me.... The experiences
related in God’s Word are to be
my
experiences. Prayer and promise,
precept and warning, are mine.
The creative energy that called the worlds into existence is in the
word of God. The word imparts power; it begets life. Every command
is a promise; accepted by the will, received into the soul, it brings with
it the life of the Infinite One....
The life thus imparted is in like manner sustained. “By every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (
Matthew 4:4
) shall man live.
The mind, the soul, is built up by that upon which it feeds; and it rests
with us to determine upon what it shall be fed. It is within the power of
every one to choose the topics that shall occupy the thoughts and shape
the character.
Youth, in the name of Jesus I appeal to you whom I shall soon meet
around the throne of God, Study your Bible. It will prove to you not
only the pillar of cloud by day but the pillar of fire by night. It opens
before you a path leading up and still upward, bidding you go forward.
The Bible—you do not know its worth! It is a book for the mind, for
the heart, for the conscience, the will, and the life. It is the message of
God to you, in such simple style that it meets the comprehension of a
little child. The Bible—precious Book!
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