FAITH CAPSULE: As a believer, how often do you feed on the word of God?

Psalm 61

Just as feeding on food demands opening of mouth so feeding on the word of God demands opening of the heart. Waiting for Sunday or reading the word occasionally will amount to little or nothing. What is it that you are giving your ear to? What you give your ear to is what will build you up because whatever you receive will become of you. Give ear to hearing the word of God. Romans 10:17 buttress, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Giving ear to hearing the word of God makes one to be build up in faith.” Take the hearing of His word as a priority and you will testify that you have seen God move by His word. The Lord has spoken, as a believer you need to play your part and receive his word that will build you up for His kingdom purpose.

After experiencing God’s word in its dimension, Job testifies in Job 41:5, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.” The ability to hear and see in the word is power to build man up for possessing inheritance among all the sanctified.” If the word of God lacks the capacity to build man up, Apostle Paul wouldn’t have admonished by saying, “I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” (Acts 20:32)

One that is built up by the word is one that fears God. In Psalm 61:5, God heard David’s vow and he gave him the heritage of those who fear Him. Paul pointed out that when we are built by the word it will give us inheritance among all those who are sanctified (dedicated to God). What is it about heritage or receiving inheritance among the sanctified? It is written, Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.”” Have you considered having your inheritance among the sanctified? Do not be an acclaimed believer with no substance but for claiming, “no weapon formed against him/her shall not prosper.” Engage the word and become qualified to claim it that no weapon form against you shall prosper. Indeed it is a blessing to become one that nothing forms against shall proper but the condition of qualifying for  such blessings is to engage the word and be build up by the word.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be filled with understand that you may possess blessings encased in His word.