Deuteronomy 32:47
These instructions are not empty words--they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.
(See also, John 6:63, The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.)
Every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God is our life. Man's words are empty, like the empty calories we eat that do not nourish but only put on unhealthy fat. God has given us real food that will nourish our physical bodies. And He has given us Real Food and Real Drink that are spiritual, for our life itself is spiritual, and it manifests itself in our physical bodies.
Isaiah 55:2
Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good?
Empty calories in processed foods do not nourish our bodies, and can be a source of many of our diseases. And listening to all this world's "wisdom" will never lead to good health. Only God's natural foods give physical life, and His Word gives Real Life; God's laws and rules provide the spiritual nourishment, the principles by which we live our lives, and results in robust health; in the spiritual, emotional and physical arenas.
So I have learned to enjoy God's nourishing whole foods instead of the chemically-enhanced flavorings of this world's processed foods. And I also daily nourish my emotional and spiritual health by ingesting His Word. I will take a "bite" and "chew" it until I am ready to accept that Truth in its total entirety, with all its practicality and applicability to my life, my daily living and attitudes; then I'll "swallow" it, to let it become my life.
May I honestly approach Scripture with an open mind, ready to learn what Truth God has for me each day, not considering what I may have previously been taught, or what I would want to find there for my own vindication.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
