Tidying God's Temple

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"Taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man who takes refuge in him." Psalm 34:8

"Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation now that you have tasted that the Lord is good." I Peter 2:2&3

"Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you." John 6:27

Good morning ladies! I find it interesting in these verses that the word, "taste" is used. We are to eat of the Lord or His word, just as we would eat food to fill us when we are hungry. He is to be our spiritual sustenance. We also are not to stay babies only drinking milk, we are to grow up in the Lord and begin to eat more.

The other thing that struck me in these verses is that we are should not fill a spiritual void with physical food but with the Lord. How often do we use food to fill an emotional or spiritual need? Do you eat when you are facing a stressful situation? The Lord never intended for food to be used that way. We are to turn to Him to fill those voids in our life. As we eat of His word, we will grow up in Christ.

So I encourage you today to taste of the Lord. Fill yourself with His word and you will continue to mature and grow.

Have a blessed day!

Terri

Comments

  1. MichelleFebruary 14, 2008 at 7:29 AM

    Good stuff on this Valentines Day Terri! I have already been praying that God would help me to eat the sweets in moderation and not overdo it. I am allowing myself sweets just in moderation! Thanks for this. I can come back to it today if I am too tempted!!!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2008 at 3:08 PM

    Wise words indeed...thank you.

    Love, Tina :)

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