It’s amazing to me how we fight so hard against what is GOOD for us! Like a child who stubbornly doesn’t want to eat his vegetables, we balk at obeying the Word of God. In other words:
WE HINDER WHAT IS GOOD FOR US!
So, I want to encourage you!
EAT YOUR SPIRITUAL VEGGIES! THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOU!!!!
The “spiritual veggies” that God has for me and the portion, may be different from what He has put on your plate! But He knows EXACTLY what we need for our well being! The Bible tells us what Jesus said in Matthew 4:4:
“But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
and in Matthew 5:6 it says:
““Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.'”
Truly you have not received REAL satisfaction until you have experienced receiving a GOOD Word from God! It fills you up, mind, body, spirit AND soul! And the after effects are peace, joy, love – in the knowing that God’s Word has an individual AND special purpose for YOU! A meal created ESPECIALLY with YOU in mind!!!
Oh dearest reader, can I tell you what a GREAT sense of Humor Father God has? Psalm 37:4 says:
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “delight: as this:
“DELIGHT IS A HIGH DEGREE OF GRATIFICATION OR PLEASURE: JOY ALSO EXTREME SATISFACTION”
Are you surprised that we can take “delight” in our relationship with the Lord? Oh my! If you are surprised you are in for a wonderful time of fellowship and learning with the Father. You see, the Bible is God’s love letter to you! The Bible is NOT meant to sit on a shelf on display or in the drawer of a cabinet. It is the LIVING WORD OF GOD! Hebrews 4:12 tells us:
“The Word of God is living and operative.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 says:
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
When I pick up the Bible to read, I pray like this:
“Father God, I thank You for Your precious Word, the Bible. I ask that You first forgive me of my sins, wash me with the precious blood of Jesus and give me ears to hear, eyes to see, a nose to smell your sweet fragrance and a heart to receive ALL that You would have me receive in the reading of Your Word today. Please give me wisdom and understanding as I read Your Word. Holy Spirit be my Teacher. Thank You Father, in Jesus’ precious name I pray, Amen.”
Listen:
GOD WANTS YOU TO READ HIS WORD!
It is His pleasure to reveal His good and perfect will to those that are seeking Him! John 14:26 says:
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.”
Romans 10:17 tells us:
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”
Dear Reader, the “delight” part comes as you read the Word of God (the Bible) and realize that Holy Spirit has led you to verses that TOTALLY pertain to where you are and what you are going through in your life at that VERY moment! Listen!!! It is God’s GOOD and PERFECT will to develop an intimate one on one relationship with you and the way He does that is to reveal Himself to you in the reading of His Word! His Word will NEVER fail you! The failure comes with Bibles NOT being picked up and read! You have to diligently pick up the Word of God and read it! Even if it is only a chapter or two a day! Watch and see what Holy Spirit does in honoring that time you set aside for the Father! As you train yourself to do so, you will begin to hunger for the Word of God. You will look forward to your time with Him! You will “delightfully” come to have a spirit of discernment in discerning what it is God is saying through His Spirit to grow you in Him! This is not a God who “shakes His finger at you sternly and yells at you to read it; this is a loving, merciful, graceful God who longs to have you know WHO HE IS! He longs for you to fulfill the purpose that He has created you to fulfill – why? Because God’s BEST for us is oh sooooooooo much better than anything we could imagine for ourselves!
If you are someone who enjoys nature and God’s beauty, then let me tell you there is truly NO greater satisfaction OR joy than basking in Son! Enjoying your relationship with the Father through the Son, Jesus! Laughing with God! Delighting with God! Hearing God! Growing in God! Developing an intimacy that goes deeper than any human relationship could POSSIBLY go!
So I challenge you this year, to do what Psalm 34:8 says:
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
Because basking in His presence is the BEST possible thing to do. Try it and see for yourself! Sit down and enjoy your portion of spiritual veggies and watch and see how God takes away the craving for anything that does not center your plate on Him! God IS Good! \0/ \0/ \0/
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