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LIFE & HEALTH

Text: Proverbs 4:22

 *"...For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh"* 

God's words have the power and potency to give you life and supply health, healing and cure to your body. When you devote yourself to the study of God's words like your necessary daily meal, you reap great rewards therein. 

In anyway, *God's words are spiritual meal that guarantees your spiritual and physical wellbeing.

Job said, "Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips; *I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food"* Job 23:12.

There are few things you must do for God's words to become flesh(real and tangible)in your life and situations. 

Proverbs 4:20-21 stated four(4) things you must do for God's words to be life and health to you.

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart;

1. Give attention to His words: Giving attention to God's words is committing yourself to daily study and meditation of the word. It is good to hear God's word from teachers and preachers in the church or online, but it is best for you to personally create your own time for the word. "My pastor says this, my pastor says that" is not going to bring you into spiritual maturity. A saying has it that: *"No matter how tall your father is, you must do your own growing."

Many people in the church today are being cheated and robbed simply because they have not been making out personal time to study God's words.

The scripture in Acts 17:11 recorded and compared the attitude of two different people to God's words: 

These(Berea) were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily [to find out] whether these things were so.  

The Bereans were more noble than the Thessalonians because they do two things:

a. They eagerly received God's.

 b. They searched out what they have received daily.

No student makes outstanding success in the long run by only attending lecture, listening to lecturers and taking notes without having personal time for study. Even if there are few genius who are exceptional, the general rule and standard for sustainable success still lies on personal study. 

So, if serious student will need personal time of study to guarantee him success, why do you think the case is different in Spiritual matters. You also need your personal time with the Lord. 

Do not always run to pastor for everything. Get to know God for yourself.

Pay attention to His words by yourself, and you will start to witness turn around in your own life and situations. 


Bible reading:  Psalms 1:1-6


PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, I ask for grace to commit to personal and indepth study of your words. 




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