THE NOURISHING WORD OF GOD

“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your Word.”

—Psalm 119:114

The Word of God is the only reliable and trustworthy guide that can give us the strength we need to withstand the trials, tribulation, and temptations we face in life. That’s why the Psalmist wrote, “Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11). And again, in Psalm 119:9, “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.” So often we are discontent with the things we have and when we obtain more in order to satisfy the longing in our soul, we quickly learn that the discontentment rages on. Why? Because the longing of man’s soul can only be satisfied by the Word of God. “I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). And Jesus said in Matthew 4:4, “Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” The Word of God is what the believer lives by. Scripture alone brings joy, comfort, peace, contentment, and satisfaction to our soul. The Word of God brings light to our pathway and illuminates the way before our feet in this dark world (Psalm 119:105). And Scripture alone “is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32). It also “make one wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 3:15). Have you had your spiritual nourishment today? “As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2).

—Pastor S. Henry