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Psalm 119:98 - Daily Need For Spiritual Food.

Psalm 119:98 (NLT) Your commands make me 
wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant 
guide.  

INTRODUCTION

Just as we need physical food to stay alive, 
we need spiritual food to sustain us. And just 
as we need a variety of foods, we need to read 
and listen to the whole counsel of Scripture. 
[taken from Fed With Spiritual Food - In Touch 
Ministries re Jeremiah 15:16] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

Email from God
   When we want to know the will of God, we 
need to look in the Word of God. The psalmist 
wrote, Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and 
a light for my path (Psalm 119:105 NLT). 
   God never will lead us contrary to what 
the Bible teaches. The Bible is the clear 
revelation by which we measure all other so-called 
revelation. It is the rock of stability by which we 
measure our fickle human emotions. 
   The way we know whether something is true 
or right is by comparing it to what Scripture 
teaches. 
   This is important, because sometimes even 
believers allow their emotions to get the best of them 
instead of basing their decisions on the clear 
teaching of the Bible. 
   God speaks to us through His Word. We 
find everything we need to know about Him in the 
pages of Scripture. Jesus said, Look, I have 
come to do your will, O God - as is written about 
me in the Scriptures (Hebrews 10:7 NLT). 
   The apostle Paul wrote, All Scripture 
is inspired by God and is useful to teach us 
what is true and to make us realize what is wrong 
in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong 
and teaches us to do what is right (2 Timothy 
3:16 NLT). 
   The Bible straightens us out. It shows us 
what is wrong in our lives. Thats why we need 
to immerse ourselves in it. And as we read the 
Bible, often well discover a certain verse that 
speaks directly to our situation. Well find the 
answer we were looking for. 
   Yet sadly, many of us wont even open 
it. 
   Lets say that youre expecting an 
email from someone. You think, I just wish 
hed write me! Why dont I hear from him? 
   Then one day you open your email and see 
a message in your inbox from the person 
youve been waiting to hear from. But instead of 
reading it, you get upset and think, Why 
doesnt he ever talk to me? 
   You need to open that email and read the 
message. 
   Some Christians never read the Bible, but 
then they say, God never speaks to me. I never 
hear Him. Why doesnt He say something to 
me? 
   They just need to read the Bible. Its 
our email from God, our message from Him. But 
the words dont simply jump out. First we must 
open Gods Word. We have to read it. 
   But rather than reading Gods Word, a 
lot of believers go to church, listen to a 
sermon from the pastor, and think it will hold them 
over for a week or two. 
   Can you imagine surviving on one meal per 
week? That isnt much. How about one meal per 
day? That is tough. 
   We need to feed ourselves spiritually 
more often. We need more of the Word of God in 
our lives. But we cant wait for other people 
to prepare it and serve it to us. We must learn 
to dig in for ourselves and read the Bible. 
[Greg Laurie from Harvest Ministries; 
https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Psalm 119:105 - Hearing God.

https://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210408-0948.html 

John 17:17 - Learning to Listen.

https://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200914-1517.html 

John 6:56 " The Abiding Relationship In 
Christ. 

https://www.abible.com/devotions/2011/20110511-1701.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/