FRIDAY
JANUARY 10
“I have treasured the words of
this mouth more than my daily bread.” Job 23:12 NIV
The bible is—god speaking to you (2)
Psychologists
are agreed on this point: people only keep doing what rewards them! So when the
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 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.”
Taken from The Word for You Today
Devotional
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