Nurturing our lives on God’s Word produces strong, healthy, and focused lives! Ezra says that daily CLEANSING only comes by God’s Word: “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.” (Psalm 119:9, NKJV)
Ezra also says that GUIDANCE only comes by God’s Word, so we walk in the dark through life without regular times in God’s Word: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Ps. 119:105, NKJV)
Jeremiah says JOY only comes by God’s Word: “Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.” (Jeremiah 15:16, NKJV).
By the time we get to the New Testament, we find that nearly every element of the life of a believer flows from allowing God into our lives through His living, Spirit-empowered Word.
Jesus starts by saying that spiritual LIFE is fed by God’s Word: “But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4, NKJV)
Then our Lord Jesus Christ models the nourished life. Remember, hard as it may be, that Jesus Christ was 100% human. He came and lived among us to show us how completely He understood and felt all of our struggles.