Bible before breakfast

Along the Narrow Path	God told me He's especially fond of you.

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Posted by: kaitkris2005 Original: 3/3/2009 9:03 AM Views: 10 Comments: 0 eProps: 0 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site

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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

A good friend of mine taught his children and anyone who happened to stay at their home that they read God's Word and prayed before eating breakfast and starting the rest of their day. "Bible before breakfast!" he would cheerfully tell them, as they sleepily rubbed eyes and followed him into the den.

I found a Scripture this morning - Deuteronomy 8:3 - that would probably back him up in that habit:

"...people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord." A very hungry Jesus used these words to rebuke satan when being tempted to turn stones into bread. I remember Him also saying to his disciples one time when they asked if he had eaten - he told them that he had food they knew nothing about: doing what his Father wanted Him to do. Time and time again Jesus told people that he only said what His Father told him to say. We can trust His words.

It's no wonder I stumble and fall sometimes as I'm trying to walk along and keep up with Jesus on this narrow path. If I haven't been "ingesting" God's living Word, I become malnourished or even starving. How will we be able to live like Jesus if we don't know how he lived? How will we know how he lived unless we read the testimony about his life in the Bible? How will we resist temptation and stay on track if we don't have God's Words of guidance and encouragement engraved into our hearts? How will we know God if we don't read the Word He himself gave to us?

I'm trying to follow my friend's advice and get my daily dose of Bible before breakfast. I want to be healthy and strong, fortified with a fresh daily portion. It's better than frosted flakes, poptarts and even cinnamon rolls (then you know it's good) and has eternal effects on my heart and life. Are you hungry? ~grabs a Bible~ Dig in!

"...you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As the Scriptures say,

   People are like grass;
      their beauty is like a flower in the field.
   The grass withers and the flower fades.
   But the word of the Lord remains forever.”    I Peter 1:23-25 NLT

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