The Importance of Reading the Word of God

You are feeding your soul for a time when you will meet Christ and be in heaven forevermore. To eat the flesh of the Son of Man is to feed upon the bread of heaven which we call the Holy Bible; and to drink His blood is to believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. It's kind of like the saying you must drink the kool-aid which means you must BELIEVE ... It's that simple! Gain the perspective of other Christians knowing that you have a place to go when death knocks on your door. You do not have to fear the unknown, because you know exactly where you're going! Look at what God has to say about this very topic ... John 14:6, "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 6:48-51, "I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” John 6:57-58, "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” Revelation 19:11-13, "I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God." John 1:1-4,14, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind."..."The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." Deuteronomy 17:19, “It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees.” Matthew 4:4, "Jesus answered, 'It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.''" John 10:27, "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." 1 Colossians 1:9-10, "We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God," God forewarns us of those that do not value the Word of God in Romans 1:28-32, "Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." Please, heed this warning! God gave a way for each of us to get to know Him down through the centuries. It truly is genius! The apostles and the authors of the books of the Holy Bible were God's tools which were used to tangibly reach His children. As it says in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." Being a child of God your appetite for the Word of God should be healthy. 1 Peter 2:2, "Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation." Feed upon the Word everyday without fail. The more you eat, the faster you will grow. Be like Job in Job 23:12, "I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread." If you commit yourself to spending some quiet time everyday you will grow in your relationship with the Lord and gain in wisdom and understanding. Read it or even listen to His Words a chapter or two or even five chapters a day instead of mindlessly plugging into the variety of mediums available today you will be consuming the very bread of heaven that will feed you for eternity. God is a relational God. Your attention and desire to be with Him matters to Him. Just like the food we eat to sustain our physical bodies, there may be times of pure enjoyment and excitement for the Word of God, and other times it may be like eating the vegetables mom prepared for dinner when we were kids. It may be boring and dry at times where you have a desire to do something else, however the discipline of eating while you do not necessarily crave it, benefits us greatly over time. And it's those "vegetable" days that God often uses to fill us with His wisdom for a later time. I cannot say it any better than God said it Himself; From John 6:53-58, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever." You are feeding your soul for a time when you will meet Christ and be in heaven forevermore. To eat the flesh of the Son of Man is to feed upon the bread of heaven i.e. the Holy Bible; and to drink His blood is to believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. It's kind of like the saying you must drink the kool-aid which means you must BELIEVE...It's that simple! Find a way to read or listen to God's Word everyday! Use our ministry as a resource to help further your growth and strengthen your faith every moment you can. Put the time aside. Make it an appointment.... MAKE THE TIME!