My friends,
as Christians we need to be strong both physically and mentally. The Christian
life is being threatened daily by those who are against the faith. We must be
consistently nurturing our spiritual life to properly defend it. Also, as
Christians, we are continuously growing. We need spiritual food in order for us
to stay healthy spiritually.
Jesus is our
perfect example:
Jesus
always made the time to pray to His Father. Throughout the Gospels, you will
notice that He would slip away to somewhere quiet for prayer. He also asked His
disciples to do the same.
In
Matthew 6:6 the bible says, "But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut
the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly."
We read in the bible that Jesus was tested by Satan after He
had finished praying and fasting for forty days and nights. But He overcame
Satan by the word of God.
In Matthew 4:4, Jesus answered, "
It is written:
'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth
of God.'
Jesus knew what was written in the bible. Therefore, we
need to read the word of God from the bible. I remember a woman of God was
preaching in the conference, she said, “Reading the word of God is like someone
depositing money into a bank, and when he/she needs it, will go to the bank and
withdraw it. You cannot withdraw the money if you have not first deposited it.
Therefore, we need the word of God stored or deposited in our hearts so that
when the devil comes we would be able to stand firm! We will have the "word" to say to him, "It is written..."
Spending
quiet time with God is important in developing a quality relationship with Him.
This is
the meaning of 'feeding on every word
that comes from the mouth of God'. Jesus was very familiar with the Scriptures
and so He was able to beat the Devil at his time. When we fill our spirits
with spiritual food we can fight off any temptations or negative spirits that may
come our way.
Earlier we saw Jesus was able to defend Himself against the Devil by quoting scripture, therefore, having a good knowledge of the bible is vital for Christians.
There are
many bible reading tools that can help you read the whole bible in a year.
This is good as trying to read the bible from beginning to the end although
this isn’t every once’ cup of tea.
Other tools could help you get familiar with
bible scriptures could be through:
Devotionals;
Reading religious books and magazines ; Listening to Gospel and other
inspirational music; Watching uplifting and family related films/movies; Going
to church regularly; Have more time with quality people who can help encourage
and guide you on the right path. Lastly, Use the internet carefully. There are
many social networking sites provided for Christians that are suitable for the
growing Christian.
I hope this short message will encourage you in some ways!
I love you all and remain blessed!
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