Starvation Diet

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17)

All the gifts, fruits, and power of the spiritual life flow out of our faith which is our belief, trust and confidence in God. This faith is based on what Jesus has done, is doing and will do. But, we can actually do things that grow or shrink our faith. There are many people who are thirsting to hear God’s Word and are willing to take huge risks and make great sacrifices to have their own Bible. Yet, how many of us read God’s Word with even as much relish and regularity as we eat our bread and meat? Three times each day, Daniel made it a regular habit to enter his chamber, face Jerusalem, pray and thank God. Daniel’s commitment to God brought such blessing that even his enemies could not find a fault that they could pin on him. “But they could find no occasion nor fault; … neither was there any error or fault found in him.” In contrast, how many of us are walking skeletons of faith that are ready to collapse at the first bit of stress or temptation? I and many like me spend time growing and building our bodies. But, we should be spending more time growing and building our faith. In reality, we ought to bring God’s Word into ourselves and into our families as much or more than food.

By dying for our sins, Jesus has made it possible for us to be and to believe that we can be Sons of the Almighty. The more we have trust and confidence in Our Father, the more he is pleased. The greater our faith, the more we can sense and follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. And, who knows what adventures that might lead to? But, our lack of faith means that instead of actually building God’s Kingdom, we just talk about it. Instead of getting into the action, we sit on the sidelines as armchair quarterbacks. Even if we participate in some ministry, what spiritual value do we actually bring to those in need? Are we only contributing worldly wisdom and resources? How sad it is to think of the many days and years so many of us have wobbled through life on a starvation diet for our spirit. Let’s do better with the remaining days or minutes of our earthly existence. Let’s give up the starvation diet and feed our faith with God’s Word several times each day.

Project:
Join me in committing to bringing a healthy portion of God’s Word to every meal
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