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Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God (Matthew 22:29).
The Lord Jesus made a striking statement when He said, βYou err because you know not the Scriptures.β This shows that ignorance of Godβs Word inevitably leads to error. When the Word of God is absent from a personβs life, confusion and misdirection become inevitable.
The knowledge of the Scriptures keeps you aligned with Godβs truth and preserves you from deception. Thatβs why studying and meditating on the Word should be a daily and constant experience in your life. The Word of God can be likened to the Manna that God fed the children of Israel with in the wilderness. He instructed them not to store it for the next day.
Each dayβs provision had to be gathered afresh. When the Lord Jesus later declared in John 6:35, ββ¦I am the bread of lifeβ¦,β He revealed the deeper meaning of that experience. Heβs the true bread from heaven, the living Word that nourishes the human spirit. The Word of God is Godβs food for your spirit, and you need it every day.
The Lord instructed in Joshua 1:8, βThis book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and nightβ¦.β Meditation on the Word is essential for a victorious Christian life. You canβt depend merely on your past experiences with the Word. Your spiritual strength is sustained through continual fellowship with the Word.
When a Christian neglects personal study of the Word or is inconsistent in church or in the environment where the Word is taught, he or she becomes vulnerable. But when you remain consistently nourished by Godβs Word and strengthened through fellowship with those who share the same faith, you stay spiritually alert, fortified, and resistant to the stratagems of the adversary.
Therefore, make sure youβre grounded in a spiritual family, a home church, where the Word of God is continually taught and lived. Stay in fellowship with other Christians, and meditate regularly on the Word. Your spirit will be nourished and strengthened continually, and youβll grow from grace to grace, faith to faith, and from glory to glory. Hallelujah!
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the nourishment of your Word, which strengthens my spirit daily. I delight in your Word and meditate on it continually; it guides me in wisdom, strengthens my faith, and keeps me victorious over every work of darkness. I walk in the light and power of your truth today and always, in Jesusβ Name. Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
βO Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe Heβs alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; Iβm born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! Iβm now a child of God. Hallelujah!β
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Joshua 1:8 AMPC This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.
1 Peter 2:2 NIV Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 18:1-27 & 1 Chronicles 11-13
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Corinthians 15:20-28 & Proverbs 30
