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GOD’S WORD FOR MY LIFE
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Psalm 119:175
Psalm 9:11-20
“…thou that liftest me up
from the gates of death…”
GOD’S WORD FOR MY LIFE
We have learned how important the Word of God is for our lives. No Christian can go on living without the Word sustaining, guiding, and comforting him. The Word is so vital to the believer’s soul that without it, the soul will faint. It does not mean just having the physical presence of the Bible at his side, but having the Word in the heart and mind of the one who professes to be a child of God.
Life for the soul: When God created man, He breathed into his nostrils and man became a living soul. However, when man disobeyed God, he died spiritually in trespasses and sins. Upon salvation, man is born of the Spirit and he then requires sustenance to live for the Lord. God’s Word is the daily bread for his soul. He is nourished, strengthened, and energised by the Spirit of God through the Word. He has a sound spiritual life if he regularly feeds on the Word. He is kept from spiritually infectious agents that will debilitate him. He is given the vitality that he requires to be productive in the work of the Lord. He is granted wisdom to discern his way so he will not be taken by the baits and traps of the enemy.
Help for the soul: God’s help for the soul is all-encompassing. Facing a fierce battle, God’s Word is the Sword that will fight against Satan’s armies. Without this Sword, he is handicapped. He must sharpen his knowledge in handling God’s Word by learning more of it. God’s judgments and precepts must be honed in the believer’s mind. He must be able to rightly divide God’s Word so that it will be efficient and effective in defeating God’s enemies and in protecting His people.
Dear reader, God’s Word is essential to your life. It helps you to be a good witness for others, that they may come to the saving grace of God. Once you enlist as a believer, you are already in the battleground. You have put on the whole armour of God and taken the Sword of the Spirit to contend for the faith. Make sure you keep and sharpen the Sword of the Spirit that is made available to you. You can do it by constantly studying and applying the Word in your life. Start today, tomorrow may be too late.
THOUGHT: Have I enlisted into the army of Christ?
PRAYER: Father, help me see that I need to rise and be counted as one of Thy soldiers equipped with the Sword of the Spirit.