The word of God is the bread of life, and we are dependent on it on daily basis. There are so many benefits to the word of God. Here are a few more:
A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Luke 8:5-8
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11
The word of God is a seed that penetrates the hearts of people and in due season can produce fruit. We usually discuss this scripture in the context of an unbeliever coming to salvation, but the seeds are continually sown in believers’ hearts as well.
The Lord has recently been dealing with me about a word that someone spoke as an advice almost two years ago. At the moment that I heard it, I thought I understood it, but it wasn’t until the conditions ripened in my life that now it’s becoming very relevant. Now, I am accountable to applying it in my life.
As the scripture tells us, the word of the Lord does not return void to Him, but it will fulfill His purpose in due time. Be encouraged that the word you share with others will not get lost or perish. You have given an incorruptible seed to others. God will use it in His time and His way to produce fruit in people’s lives.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17
The word of God is our offensive tool to fight the devil and his destructive devices in our lives. When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He used the word of the Lord to combat the enemy’s deceptions and temptations. If Jesus the son of God and the perfect one was tempted, we can be rest assured that we will get tempted as well. Our temptation will come in our vulnerable times when we want something so badly that we are famished to get it.
It’s important to learn to memorize and meditate on the word of God that when those temptations come, we’re ready. We don’t want to lose our inheritance to a bowl of stew as Esau did. We can withstand the enemy and push back the powers of darkness by using the word of God as our sword.
Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4: 11-13
Praise God for His word because it is the best X-ray and CAT Scan system available to the condition of our soul and spirit. We can act, impress, and convince ourselves and others of something that is not true, but when we allow the word of God to penetrate us, it separates truth from deception. It exposes and identifies wrong thinking, selfish emotions, and bitter will. God’s desire is for us to be spiritually healthy.
When a patient goes to the doctor, there are times that the doctor despite all his/her expertise doesn’t know what’s wrong with the patient; they have to order an X-Ray or a CAT Scan to determine what’s going on inside the body. Spiritually speaking, the same is true with the condition of our soul and spirit. The most discerning or spiritually mature person still cannot determine what’s going on inside of us unless we allow the word of God along with the Spirit of God to expose to us our true condition and what requires attention.
The beauty of the word of God is that He doesn’t expose things to shame us, but to free us and heal us. Through the blood of Jesus we can be delivered from cancer of pride, tumors of jealousy, and infections of self-will and inferiority. We’re always in better shape to run to God and His word rather than run from it. God is on our side, and it is his desire for us not to be a pawn in the hand of the enemy neither does he want to see us live a defeated life!
Praise God for His daily provision of nourishment, sustenance, and strength through His word.