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 ancestors 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' (Deuteronomy 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 160 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 (Psalm 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!
Job, who had more trouble than any of us will ever see, said,Soul Food: 2 Kings 7-9, Matt 20:24-34, Ps 27, Pro 7:10-20
'I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.'
Written by Bob & Debby Gass
Thursday, 13 March 2014
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