Greetings -
Scriptures from the King James Bible
Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
This post is inspired by a Charisma magazine article that I received, via e-mail, this week. The article by Pastor Dennis Cramer is titled, "It's Time to Dust Off Your Bible." He mentioned that "Biblical ignorance is on the increase in the church, even to epidemic levels!" Pastor Cramer went on to elaborate about the spiritual dangers of biblical ignorance.
Here is what our Lord further shared with me about the matter:
Knowledge of His Word is vital to DO what it commands. Regular engagement with the Holy Bible is essential nourishment for our spirits. In Psalm 119, "thy word" is mentioned at least 35 times. That, among other Bible indications, clearly shows that regular communion with our Lord, through His Word, is mandatory for spiritual potency and profitability. Psalm 119:11 says, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
Some readers here are old enough to remember the Popeye the sailor man cartoon. Popeye was small in stature with muscular forearms. He would eat spinach and gain enormous strength from its digestion. Spinach was the source of his courageous character. Without spinach, Popeye was a mere mortal man.
Our Lord emphasized to me that Popeye was a military man - a sailor. A sailor man with a penchant for a spinach diet. He knew what gave him his edge and he regularly went for it. Spinach was a mainstay on soldier Popeye's menu. The anchor for the sailor man was iron-contained spinach.
I looked up spinach and found that it is high in nutritional value and extremely rich in antioxidants. Spinach is also considered a rich source of iron. Proverbs 27:17 says, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."
We are soldiers in the army of GOD. His Word is our spinach. When the Holy Bible is a mainstay on our menus, as we steadfastly purpose to search through and to do it, we are NOT mere mortals, but supernatural vessels in the hands of our Lord fit for our Master's use. GOD'S Word is extremely rich and spiritually high in nutritional value. It is our anchor as we sail the stormy seas of life.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast,...
Irregular or no engagement with GOD and His Word is akin to beached whales. Such disengagement renders us spiritually unprofitable and weak.
Continued existence "out of the water" results in death. Romans 8:6 says, "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Let us sail the high seas with an abundance of spinach on the menu from which we faithfully select and digest with keen awareness of its rich properties.
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A shout out to Popeye.
Sandra Renee Hicks
P.O. Box 1210
Washington, DC 20013
Written Thursday January 20, 2011
NOTE: This topic is also posted on my READ ONLY MAIN blog, LIONS SHARE MAJESTY at http://www.lioneaglesoar.blogspot.com/. The bulk of the responses to this topic are found in the comment section on that blog. Here is the specific link to the subject topic there
http://lioneaglesoar.blogspot.com/2011/01/spinach-is-on-menu.html
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Time is shortened for when our Lord shall return. The more information that can be distributed to lead people to our Lord, the better. Also, there are those who need to be strengthened in our Lord - don't we all? That is one reason that He led me to create this blog. Of course, it is NOT reasonable to place here to be copied/printed/distributed all of what our Lord leads me to author. What I will place here for such purposes is what GOD instructs and when He instructs.
CONDITIONS:
It is requested that if you elect to copy, print, or distribute anything authored by me here that you give written attribution to me as author on the subject copies. Also, permission is granted only if the subject pieces are copied and used in full content (no changes, "editorial" or otherwise, and no excerpts, except for several sentences, or less.) In addition, permission is NOT granted for usage in FOR PROFIT publications.
My other blogs have colored backgrounds, such as orange, which do not bode well for copying/printing/distribution purposes. This blog has a white background which, typically, works better for such purposes.
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