Faith

by Debbie Wallis

occupy yourself with the Word in the Bible your flesh (mind, will and emotions) will remain an immature Christian saved by grace living off of leftovers Peter wrote that we should grow in knowledge and grow in grace (2Peter 3:18); and both are manifested by the Word bread from Heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not,” Exodus 16:4 We need a fresh word from God daily Our human nature is so easily distracted by the junk food of this world. yours that will bring life Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to Me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst,” John 6:13

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“Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty,” John 6:35

“Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from Heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true Bread from Heaven For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world,” John 6:3233. Jesus is telling us to make sure we recognize and consume real food. You cannot be healthy feeding yourself a constant diet of junk food. You have to read and allow the Word of God to show you, you from the inside out As bread, the word of God is spiritual food The living word of God is also described as milk (1Peter 2:2) and meat in the Bible (Hebrews 5:11-14) and seed (Luke 8:11) Just like a well-balanced diet it is complete in what we need to be healthy Christians Spiritual growth and strength cannot be gained without God’s living word His word is communication to us You can occupy yourself with various activities but until you

Our faith can be shattered by the culture we live in; political correctness and non-Christian religions and peer pressure. The threat of losing your job, friends or the ultimate sacrifice of being killed if you claim to be a Christian is real in our society “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ,” Romans 10:17 God’s Word feeds your faith The examples of other people’s struggles and their victories written in the Bible are for your benefit It builds your faith in God and gives you hope The Bible is not a book of happenstances but a book inspired by the Holy Spirit God directed each author to which circumstance, prayer, and words of wisdom to be recorded God knew what would help you and I live godly today. His Word helped our ancestors yesterday and it will still help our children and grandchildren tomorrow. The living Word of God will never die and that’s why it is referred to as the Bread of Life We are to hide the Word in our heart so that no one can ever remove it Faith isn’t built overnight by a verse or two It’s built as it nourishes your soul and your spirit flourishes If you eat one healthy salad it will not change your overall health One healthy meal will not sustain you for life You cannot watch others eat healthy and become healthy because of it You cannot get healthy by all the healthy recipes you pin on Pinterest We are created to eat balanced and healthy meals over a lifetime. The same thing goes with reading our Bibles. “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I am about to rain

You need to meditate and digest the Word. This process takes place in the mind before it gets to your heart. Psalms says that it is the one who meditates day and night on the word of God that will flourish like a tree planted by the river of waters There are so many good teachers of the Bible from local pastors to world famous speakers that you can learn and glean from but ultimately it’s the Word you hear from His heart to