EAT UNTIL YOU ARE FULL, THE WORD, OUR SPIRITUAL FOOD.

Bible References:

Ezekiel 3:3  And he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll that i give you and fill your stomach with it”. Then I ate it; it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.

Joshua 1:8  “This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success”.

Good morning everyone,

We thank our Lord for such a wonderful day. We give Him all the glory and thanks for his greater love for us.By His grace we live and may His name be praise now and forever.

Today in our search for scriptures we will be looking at a very important aspect of  been a christian which is, filling our spirit being with the spiritual food.

The word of God as we all know is the food needed by the spirit within us given to us by God.

Before we look into how we can fill our spirit with the word of God, I would like to draw your attention to need for one to be spiritually matured as a christian and some of the benefits that comes with been filled with the Spirit.

As christians, it is expected of us to obtain some level of spiritual maturity which comes when we grow in grace and also by growing in the in the knowledge of our Lord.( 2 Peter 3:18).

Having said this, it should be noted that our spiritual maturity is not measured by how long we been christians, but rather how one grows in the knowledge of God and in the fellowship of God and obeying His commandments.

It is evidence that, filling of the Spirit in the old testament was not common and it was only seen as the ability of one to serve God in a particular area. In the old testament, when one sinned against God, that act was seen as grieving the Spirit.” But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them”( Isaiah 63:10)

What were some of the benefits that came along with people been filled with spirit of God in the old testament?

1.Special skills were given to men by the holy Spirit.” and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all CRAFTSMANSHIP”.( Exodus 31:3).

2. Wisdom which comes as a result of the fear of God was given to people in the Old testament.( Genesis 41:38-40, 1Samuel 10:10).

3.Through the Holy Spirit, Sampson had an extraordinary strength ( Judges 13:25)

As a result there is the need for us to provide the nutrients needed by the Spirit which is the word of God.

How can one fill his Spirit with the word of God?

1. Meditating upon the word of God day and night ( Joshua 1:8)

2. Dedicating special and quality time for bible studies.(2 Timothy 2:15)

3. We have to give ourself entirely to the word.(1 Timothy 4:15)

4. Above all, we have to pray and allow the holy Spirit to reveal the truth to us, for it is only the holy Spirit that can understand the mind of God.( 1 Corinthians 2:11)

In conclusion, in as much as we take good care of our physical being (the flesh), we should also be much concern about our spirit being and spiritual maturity.

God bless you