Sustained By The Word
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).
Of everything that God created on earth, only
man was made a spirit being. All the animals
and plants came into being when God gave the Word;
but for man, two things are noteworthy. First, Genesis
1:26 says God created man in His image and in His
likeness. Then Genesis 2:7 says He formed man from
the dust of the ground; the man He’d already created.
The two underlined expressions are different, as they
both reveal God’s purpose, plan and vision for man.
The “created” man, was the human spirit, after
which his body was formed from the dust of the
ground. Then, the Bible says, “He breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life.” God introduced the spiritman
He had created into the physical body of man that
He formed, and man became a living soul (Genesis
2:7). That’s what makes man different from all the
other animals.
You’re primarily a spirit being; you’re not a
physical body; and the real food for the human spirit
is the Word of God. You were born to feed on God’s
Word. The development of your spirit (which is the
real you) is through the Word. It’s for the same reason
that Jesus said, “…man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word of God” (Luke 4:4).
Your sustenance is through the Word, since
you’re the offspring of the Word. 1 Peter 1:23 says,
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and
abideth for ever.” Everything in life is sustained by its
source, and your source or origin is the Word.
Therefore, for you to excel, for you to sustain
yourself in the upward and forward life, you must give
yourself wholly to the Word. The life we have in Christ
is one of great glory and prosperity, but it’s a life lived
in, and by the Word.
Prayer
Precious Father, your living Word is my delight; I’m nourished and
edified as I meditate on the Word today. My life is beautified, and
my spirit fortified to take a hold of your perfect will and walk
therein, today and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Luke 4:4; 1 Peter 2:2
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 4:1-13
Deuteronomy 18-21
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Romans 1:24-32
Psalm 89