Friday, June 22, 2018

Our faith needs fed

Greeting
How many of us get tired from time to time?
Most of us are very busy, probably too busy in the eyes of the Lord. Nonetheless, we do exert a lot of energy, which drains our physical stamina, as well as our spiritual well-being.
You know when our body and souls get tired we are unproductive for the Lord. We need a time of rest and renewal when that happens.
Psalm 121:7-8 tells us, "The Lord will keep you from all harm - He will watch over your life; The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."
The Lord directed me to Nehemiah 8:10. It reads: “And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
What it says here is the people of Israel are encouraged to eat, drink and be joyful after they have heard the law of the Lord, it has been thoroughly explained by their teachers/preachers, and they have wept in repentance.
What do I hear God saying in all of this? God is urging us to listen to his teachers and preachers to let the Word of God get down in our hearts so we can understand it.
Don't forget the God we serve can part a sea, turn water into wine, lock lions jaws and protect three fellows to withstand “heavy heat". He can mend  family’s differences and heal our own bodies. Discontentment and misunderstanding can be turned into joy.
If we feed our faith a steady diet of doubts, we will starve to death spiritually. Help us, Lord, to read your Word faithfully, seek its meaning diligently, repent fully, and then share it. Let us follow a diet that builds us up.
Be blessed.


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