Spiritual Nourishment

Isaiah 55:10-11

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the Earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

God is using as an example this agrarian picture to this agrarian people, that the rain and snow accomplishes the purposes God designed it to do, to benefit us all by giving us food to eat.

So shall My Word be which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

In the same way, God has given us His Word. Jesus told us that "Life is spirit" and the words He said to His disciples were spiritual. So to have real life, we need to ingest His Words; to take a bite and chew it for a while, and then when I swallow it and digest it, it becomes my life, my lifestyle, how I view the world and live my everyday life. That is God's Word returning to Him having accomplished the purposes He intended, and succeeding to give us (me) eternal life.

That is why I study the Bible every day; it nourishes my Life, my real Life, my eternal Life that began in me when God put His Spirit into my dead spirit, making it alive. I don't want to stagnate, because if I'm not growing, that means I'm spiritually sick, and I want to be healthy in every way.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!