Feed Me

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"like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word..." 
- 1 Peter 2:2 (NASB)

   I'm not very knowledgeable in the mechanical world (truthfully, I'm probably dangerous), but steam engines are interesting to me. Not too many years ago trains, and various kinds of other engines, were powered by steam. The power behind the massive engines was produced through a system of converting water into steam. However, to create the necessary steam some person had to shovel coal into the engine. The more coal that was fed into the grate the greater the potential power would be available. If, by chance, someone were to neglect feeding coal to the engine it would slow then stop working all together. In other words the power of the engine was directly tied to the amount of coal supplied. Actually there's more to it but you get the idea.

   I see our spiritual lives as not too dissimilar to coal engines. As long as we provide a fresh supply of fuel (the Word of God), our spirit man will have the necessary power (via the Holy Spirit) to accomplish what Jesus wants to do in and through our lives. The more fuel we feed into our spirit, the more power is available. Peter told the believers to "long for the pure milk of the word". He uses imagery that should be familiar to us all. Just a newborn baby always seems to be hungry, our desire for the Word of God should be just as strong.  If we want more power in our lives the best place to start is to start feeding our souls with the Word of God. 

   There are a number of other things in this life that may "whet our appetite," but none can provide the necessary sustenance that comes from the "God-breathed" Scriptures. Try it. Your spirit will thank you.




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