It's Never Been Easier~

Good afternoon~

Now that we all know the benefits from ingesting God's Word, we turn to how to get it into our systems.

The day after Chini's birthday party, I went to my brother-in-law's, Setsero's party. Naturally, since I had feasted away at Chini's bash, I didn't eat at Setsero's celebration. NOT!!!!!!! None of us thinks it's acceptable, normal, or even healthy to skip a meal just because we recently ate. Likewise, God invites us to taste His goodness on a daily basis.

Matthew 6:11 "Give us this day our daily bread."

That verse speaks about the physical food we need, like the portabella stuffed chicken with parmesan and garlic I ate Sunday, but it's also referring to the spiritual fuel we need that the Bible provides. A daily portion works best. This makes perfect sense to me. If I were to eat today for all the strength I will need for the weekend, I wouldn't make it past Thursday. The same can be said about Bible reading. A steady stream of scripture works best. Today I might need a verse about joy, but by Saturday it might be a passage about faith.

And receiving the benefits we spoke of yesterday--revival, renewal, preservation, new life--can be found on any page anywhere in the Bible. It's called the "Living Word" because God breathed His very breath into every word, every sentence, every paragraph, every last one of the over 30,000 chapters; It's being alive means It actively ministers, comforts, and provides wisdom to us. It's being alive also means you never get bored reading it over and over again. I love to read, but with the exception of To Kill a Mockingbird, I have never read the same book twice; I already know what's going to happen, and I find that unappealing. Yet how many times have we said The Lord's Prayer? And those words still bring fresh blessings every single time.

And finally, to answer the question of how we get It into our systems--we simply pick up a Bible, open up a Bible-reading app, search on the internet for the verse of the day--you can even get a daily verse emailed to you--or, and forgive me if this sounds self-serving, read a DEVO! It's never been easier, Amen!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, The Christian life is not about being forced to do anything, but rather us coming to the realization that Your way works best and is worth our effort. We need You each and every day, and we know it. In Jesus' name, AMEN~