"I have treasured the words of
his mouth more than my daily bread.”
JOB 23:12 (NIV – NEW INTERNATIONALS VERSION)
The Bible Is—God Speaking to You
The Bible Is—God Speaking to You
Psychologists
are agreed on this point: people only keep doing what rewards them! So when
Bible reading becomes unrewarding, we quit. As a result we feel guilty, and
become spiritually weak and discouraged.
Your soul can no
more thrive without God’s Word, than your body can thrive without a daily
intake of food. The Bible says, “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then
feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach
you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the
mouth of the Lord” (Dt 8:3 NIV).
One of the
dangers of the iPhone is that you begin to live on “hits” of information and
short messages limited to 140 characters or less. This creates spiritual ADD
(attention deficit disorder). God cannot be reduced to a limited word count or
a few hurried moments in your day. To prosper, you must meditate day and night
on the Scriptures (See Ps 1:1-3).
You say, “But I
don’t have time to read the Bible.” How much time do you spend each day
watching television? Hours? If you find television to be rewarding, but not
God’s Word, your soul is in need of intensive care! If you want to change your
life, change your habits and start reading the Bible. Job, who had more trouble
than any of us will ever see, said, “I have not departed from the commands of
his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.”
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