FAITH CAPSULE: How often do you feed on the word of God?

John 15

The same word that brought forth creation is still the same word that is building up those who receive, believe and abide in the word of God. Evidently, the word of God is spirit and it gives life. John 6:63, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” It is worth to remember that the same word that created everything is there to give more than we can imagine. It is one thing to know and memorize the word, it is another to know to memorize and meditate. Knowing the word and not knowing to memorize and meditate is empty; it generates no power. Meditation will cause one to observe and do what the word requires, and there’s simply no substitute for meditating the word. The word of God is power and the word can never deny itself nor fail, but man can fail when not abide in the word.
The work of God is in the word of God. The disciples once asked Jesus, “…What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” (John 6:28) Jesus responded, “…This is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent.” (John 6:29) Again, being believed in the word of God cannot be compromised if man desire to become built by the word of God. Just as there is no substitute for food to eat and grow physically, so there is no substitute for the word to grow spiritually. Jeremiah confirmed that the word is food when he testified, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your word was to me the joy and the rejoicing of my heart…” (Jeremiah 15: 16)
As a believer, how often do you feed on the word of God?
In life, feeding word of God only on Sunday shall amount to nothing. What is it that you are giving your ear to? Bible admonished, “Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the LORD has spoken.” (Jeremiah 13:15) Whatever man gives ear to will build man up. Whatever you receive will become of you. It is proven that as a believer study more of word one will be built up for divine assignment to the glory of God. It was recorded of God’s testimony about Job as a man that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil. (Job 1:8) Despite is stand before God and his experience of God’s move in his life, he testified, “I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.” (Job 41:5) Job pointed out that the hearing of word God should be man’s greatest priority and to live life with testimonies that God moves by His word.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of ear that hears word of God.