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You're looking at the first of ten principles
for new and growing Christians.
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1.
Feeding on the
Word -- DAILY Nutrition
A healthy baby has a healthy appetite. If you have truly been "born" of
the Spirit of God, you will have a healthy appetite. The Bible
says, "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that
you may grow thereby," (1 Peter 2:2). Feed yourself every day
without fail. Job said, "I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my necessary food," (Job 23:12). The more you eat, the
quicker you will grow, and the less bruising you will have.
Speed up the process and save yourself some pain -- vow to read
God's Word every day, without fail. Say to yourself, "No Bible,
no breakfast. No read, no feed." Be like Job, and put your Bible
before your belly. If you do that, God promises that you will be
like a fruitful, strong and healthy tree (see Psalm 1). Each
day, find somewhere quiet, and thoroughly soak your soul in the
Word of God.
There may be times when you read through its pages with great
enthusiasm, and there may be other times when it seems dry and
even boring. But food profits your body whether you enjoy it or
not. As a child, you no doubt ate desserts with great
enthusiasm. Perhaps vegetables weren't so exciting. If you were
a normal child, you probably had to be encouraged to eat them at
first. Then, as you matured in life you were taught to
discipline yourself to eat vegetables. This is because they
would physically benefit you, even though they may not have at
the time, brought pleasure to your taste buds.
The
next section is:
Faith -- Elevators Can Let You Down
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