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Feeding on the Word -- DAILY Nutrition
A healthy baby has a healthy appetite. If you have truly
been "born" of the Spirit of God, you will have
a healthy appetite. The Bible says, "As newborn babes,
desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,"
(1 Peter 2:2). Feed yourself every day without fail. Job
said, "I have treasured the words of His mouth More
than my necessary food," (Job 23:12). The more you
eat, the quicker you will grow, and the less bruising
you will have. Speed up the process and save yourself
some pain -- vow to read God's Word every day, without
fail. Say to yourself, "No Bible, no breakfast. No
read, no feed." Be like Job, and put your Bible before
your belly. If you do that, God promises that you will
be like a fruitful, strong and healthy tree (see Psalm
1). Each day, find somewhere quiet, and thoroughly soak
your soul in the Word of God.
There may be times when you read through
its pages with great enthusiasm, and there may be other
times when it seems dry and even boring. But food profits
your body whether you enjoy it or not. As a child, you
no doubt ate desserts with great enthusiasm. Perhaps
vegetables weren't so exciting. If you were a normal
child, you probably had to be encouraged to eat them
at first. Then, as you matured in life you were taught
to discipline yourself to eat vegetables. This is because
they would physically benefit you, even though they
may not have at the time, brought pleasure to your taste
buds.
 The
next section is:
Faith -- Elevators Can Let You Down
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