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Reading the Bible - every single day - without
fail... How important is it for Christians to be engaged in
daily bible reading? What does God promise to those who feed
on his word daily?
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You're looking at the first of ten principles for new and
growing Christians.
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1. Feeding on
the Word -- DAILY Nutrition
A healthy baby has a healthy appetite. If you have truly been "born" of
the Spirit of God, you will have a healthy appetite. The Bible says, "As
newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby," (1 Peter 2:2). Feed yourself every day without fail. Job said,
"I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food,"
(Job 23:12). The more you eat, the quicker you will grow, and the less
bruising you will have. Speed up the process and save yourself some pain
-- vow to read God's Word every day, without fail. Say to yourself, "No
Bible, no breakfast. No read, no feed." Be like Job, and put your Bible
before your belly. If you do that, God promises that you will be like a
fruitful, strong and healthy tree (see Psalm 1). Each day, find
somewhere quiet, and thoroughly soak your soul in the Word of God.
There may be times when you read through its pages
with great enthusiasm, and there may be other times when it seems dry
and even boring. But food profits your body whether you enjoy it or not.
As a child, you no doubt ate desserts with great enthusiasm. Perhaps
vegetables weren't so exciting. If you were a normal child, you probably
had to be encouraged to eat them at first. Then, as you matured in life
you were taught to discipline yourself to eat vegetables. This is
because they would physically benefit you, even though they may not have
at the time, brought pleasure to your taste buds.
 The
next section is:
Faith -- Elevators Can Let You Down
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