Leslie
Smith shared Isaiah 55 with us at the Women's Health Day
on February 2nd and this verse really spoke to me and
thus, another Health Devotional was born!
This
verse is speaking to us of satisfaction in our souls,
our spiritual satisfaction. When we look for
satisfaction & nourishment in other places than God's
Word, we will never get the delight in our souls (our
intellect, emotions, & will) that only God can give us!
When we choose to ingest "unhealthy" food, spiritual
"junk food" into our souls, our bodies (spiritual) are
not healthy. We can choose to fill our minds with
non-nourishing "foods" through TV, music, books,
conversation, etc. or we can choose TV, music, books,
conversation, etc. that is wholesome and edifying and
will bring true nourishment to our souls!
We learned last weekend that
we can start our day with a piece of fruit, such as an
apple, which digests quickly and sets up our bodies
to desire better foods for the day. It will also get
our digestive juices flowing and help our bodies to work
more efficiently during the day as we deliver more
"foods" (hopefully healthy choices) to our bodies.
Starting our day with God's Word, ingesting His
first fruits will do the same for our spiritual life!
We all can agree that the best time to study God's Word
is when we are at our best, however, why not start off
our day with a little bite of "spiritual" fruit? For
those of us whose schedules do no allow us to sit with
the Lord in prayer, the Word and worship first thing in
the morning, here are a few suggestions to still get
that "fruit" and glean extra nourishment for our souls
each day!
Tape an index card on your
bathroom mirror that has a Scripture on it from the day
before's devotional time..... this way you can get 7 new
scriptures digested into your heart each week! Or keep
the same card for a number of days so you can fully
"digest" all of it! Listen to worship music when
preparing for your day; while in the shower, while
fixing breakfast, etc. Worship music is also a great
thing to share with your family. Worship God in your
heart and pray as you go about your morning tasks or as
you drive to work. In as little as a 5 minute period,
you can ingest some quality food and set yourself up for
a wonderful, joyful day in God's presence!
Isaiah 5:11
So shall My word be that goes
forth from My mouth,
It shall not return to Me
void,
But it shall accomplish what I
please,
and it shall proper in the
thing for which I sent it. (NKJV)
When we read God's Word, we will
know His will for our lives.
Here is HIS promise that He
WILL accomplish what He pleases in your life and what He
sends you will prosper! May you live your life in His
abundance of health, in your hearts, your spirits and in
your bodies. AMEN!
