APRIL 18, Luke 4:4

Recently, there was a true story about a teenage model. She was 19 years old, had several teen magazine cover shoots behind her and career ahead of her as a model. She was also dead from an eating disorder called anorexia. With this eating disorder that she had since she was 16 year old, this young lady started reducing the amount of good that she would eat. Over three years, she kept reducing the amount of food she would eat until she was getting almost not food at all. In the end, this weakened her heart, which eventually gave up. She had quite literally starved herself to death.

The same can be said of some Christians. They start off going to Church and reading their Bible and praying daily. Soon, they become too busy with their daily activities and their time spent at bible reading and praying begin to decrease, sometimes even stopping altogether. After time, they backslide and stop coming to Church. It’s ok they think – as long as I believe in Jesus Christ and he is my Saviour, all is well with my soul. Just like the teenage model with anorexia, these Christians are slowing but surely starving their spiritual life. Without sustenance from God, they begin to fall into sin. This in turn leads to them gorging on the junk food of the self-centered life. Either way, the result is hardly spiritually satisfactory or satisfying.

Young Christian, do you take care to feed your soul each day? Or do you feel that is not necessary? Do you feel you can live your life successfully without God’s help? Watch out! Don’t neglect your spiritual life.

Thought: “…man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” (Luke 4:4)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me to read and obey Your Word every day, talk to You in prayer all the time, and spend more time in fellowship with other believers. This I pray in Jesus’ precious name, Amen.