Spiritual strength
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63 KJV)
The Word of God is the most powerful truth on earth. —Words that contain the very spirit and life of God Himself. The Word is the spiritual spark of God that ignites us with His life, light, and power. Reading, absorbing, and following God’s Word is one of the most important things you can do to build your relationship with Him. It’s what keeps you in tune with God and helps you to keep going God’s way. When you listen to God and His Word and obey His truth, you’ll be happy and fruitful.
[Jesus] His Word is the very life of God. That’s what gives us spiritual life, food, nourishment, strength, and health. This is why a good wholesome balanced diet of His Word is essential if you wish to grow and stay close to Him.
Jesus Himself is called “The Word” in the Bible. Jesus is the Word, the Spirit and the life, and you need to have a dose of Him every day, a good feeding and feasting and drinking, if you’re going to grow and stay healthy spiritually. Just as you have to eat in order to have physical strength, you have to feed and drink from God’s Word to have spiritual strength.
“As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby.” (1 Peter 2:2) [1]
Just as our body weakens and dies if we do not nourish it, so our soul loses strength if we do not give it what it needs: the food of the soul is the Word of God. – St. John Bosco
[1] Activated Soul Food
