Eat Everything

The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. (Proverbs 26:15) 

Only the Father knows the strength we need to fight the good fight of faith, to establish a good testimony, and to finish the race set before us. And as any good parent does, He insists that we eat the food He serves, so that we are well nourished and equipped to meet the demands of the day — and the demands are great! We must take more earnest heed to God's Word, or we will surely shrink back into the kind of spiritual laziness and impotence that typifies too many. The lazy man won't so much as eat the Bread of life God has so graciously set before him. We are not only to eat, but to EAT EVERYTHING — every single word He speaks! Those who do will mature and possess the character and energy of the Spirit — enough energy to endure to the end.

Many will read about the cross, write books about the cross, sing about the cross, debate, study, get degrees, preach, hold meetings and seminars, plant churches, start movements, develop theologies about the cross, etc. — but they will never actually pick up their cross and follow Jesus. May the Lord save us from high sounding rhetoric and powerless platitudes that snare so many. May we take God at His Word and live in its power. Remember, take the Bread God serves, and EAT EVERYTHING.

 Let's Pray - Dear Lord, help me as I discipline myself to read and study Your Word as if my life depended on it — because it does. In Jesus alone, Amen.