OUR DAILY BREAD : SOUL FOOD

[cimi]

December 28
Sunday


SOUL FOOD

READ:
Psalm 19:7-14
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Your words were found,
and I ate them, and
Your word was to me
the joy and rejoicing
of my heart.
__Jeremiah 15:16
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Grocery shopping with my wife, Martie, is like taking a seminar in nutrition. I'll often pick up a box of something that looks good, and she'll say: "Look at the label. Are there trans-fats? What's the calorie count? How about the cholesterol rating?" I have to confess that if she weren't the nutrition cop in my life, I'd look like Shamu the whale!

More important than making good choices in the grocery store is thinking carefully about the food we digest for our souls. I love the verse that says: "Your words were found, and I ate them" (Jer. 15:16).

When we read God's Word, we have to be doing more than checking it off our to-do list. We have to read it to digest it. Slow, thoughtful absorption of the Word of God with quiet reflection on its implications is high in nutrition. His Word provides all the ingredients we need to thrive spiritually:

. a direct connection to the sustainer of our soul
. brain food that makes us wise and discerning
. a daily check-up revealing the condition of our hearts
. preventive medicine keeping us from sin
. a spiritual shower of peace, hope, and comfort

Eat God's Word. It's a spiritual feast! __Joe Stowell
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``````````````````God's Word provides the nourishment````````````
``````````````````That Christians need if we're to grow;````````````
````````````````````````But if we do not feast on it,``````````````
``````````````````A vibrant faith we'll never know. __Sper`````````
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The Bible contains all the nutrients for a healthy soul.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 19:7-14***************

7 The law of the LORD is
perfect, converting the soul;
the testimony of the LORD
is sure, making wise the
simple; 8 the statutes of the
LORD are right, rejoicing
the heart; the
commandment of the LORD
is pure, enlightening the
eyes; 9 the fear of the LORD
is clean, enduring forever;
the judgments of the LORD
are true and righteous
altogether. 10 More to be
desired are they than gold,
yea, than much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and
the honeycomb. 11 Moreover
by them Your servant is
warned, and in keeping
them there is great reward.

12 Who can understand his
errors? Cleanse me from
secret faults. 13 Keep back
Your servant also from
presumptuous sins; let them
not have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
and I shall be innocent of
great transgression.

14 Let the words of my
mouth and the meditation
of my heart be acceptable
in Your sight, O LORD, my
strength and my Redeemer.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

It has been said that this psalm describes the two aspects of God's
revelation to mankind: general revelation--God reveals Himself
through His created works (19:1-6), and special revelation--God
reveals Himself through His spoken and written Word (vv.7-14).
According to Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe, "The heavens declare
God's glory, and the Scriptures declare His grace." __Sim Kay Tee

__Source: Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testament

[Timothy]

The longer I feast on it, the better it tastes.
The more time I take to digest it, the more food comes to the table.

Timothy