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More Than Necessary Food

Thursday, 17 December, 2009 11:42 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

What are you eating today?

I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed and treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. – Job 23:12 AMP

The value of the Word of God is beyond comparison. Job tried to compare it when he said that he treasured the Word of God more than his necessary food. Most doctors and nutritionist state that the average person can live about 4 to 6 weeks without food. And most people eat at least three times a day!

Why would we starve ourselves from the Word of God? Why would we allow ourselves to go one day without taking in the “Word of Life”?

We haven’t seen the value of the Word of God as we should. One way to begin to recognize the value is to begin to confess things such as, “God’s Word is life to me and I esteem His Word more than anything else!” and “The Word of God is increasing in my life and my desire is after His Word. I have a supernatural hunger for God’s Word and His righteousness and I am filled!”

We can make God’s Word the most important thing in our lives if we decide to. Once we decide to we must continually declare it by speaking it, “God’s Word is the most important thing in this world to me!” Then there will come a point that we will say like Job that I treasure His Word more than my necessary food!

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Mashed Peas In a Jar

Wednesday, 07 October, 2009 09:34 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Gerber is good when you are one year old. But come on…”I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.” – 1 Corinthians 3:2 KJV

Ask a teenager if they would like to trade their hamburger for a jar of Gerber peas. Their response, “No way! What are you thinking?” What an insult to someone that has grown out of the baby food days. Paul’s words to the Church at Corinth were stout to say the very least. In our modern day speech he was saying, “OK guys, I have preached the very simple things and nothing deep yet because you are not able to take it. And by the way you are still not able to hear what I want to say. You need to grow up and quit acting like babies.”

Paul was insistent that Christians grow up. Most Pastors are fine with people showing up once and a while and remaining babies (as long as they tithe and give in the building fund!) Church attendance (twice a month), tithing and giving are not the same as growing up spiritually. Of course growing spiritually is reflected in your church attendance, tithing and giving. But we have people who have been going to church and not growing in God! Time to leave the mashed peas in a jar for a juicy steak, huh? Get ready to eat!

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Ready to Eat?

Thursday, 24 September, 2009 08:53 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Family reunions…great memories. Can you remember getting ready to eat? It seemed that you became more hungry the closer it was “time” to eat! “Like newborn babies you should crave (thirst for, earnestly desire) the pure (unadulterated) spiritual milk, that by it you may be nurtured and grow…” – 1 Peter 2:2 AMP

We need to crave the Word of God as much as we crave good food! We have become experts at natural food. Just look at the restaurants and recipes that abound. (Not to mention all the “healthy” people living off the “fat of the land”…some a little larger than others!) There is no famine or deficient of natural food.

We need to focus on the Word of God, our spiritual food more than our natural food. Jesus said, “Man should not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God!” Some how we have thought that this scripture only applies to Jesus because He said it or something. But He said it because it applies to us. We need more of the Word of God! You can not overdose on the Word. (And it will not cause you to gain weight)

Prepare yourself for your next meal. Feed your appetite for the Word by declaring, “Lord, I love Your Word! Thank You for speaking to us and getting us your Word. Thank You that You feed us everyday and increase that hunger within us to take in more of Your Word!” Ready to eat?

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