Digging Deeper

  This is my comfort in my affliction. That your word has revived me. -Psalm 119:50 (NAS)

   We get vaccines when we are babies. They protect us against many deadly illnesses. So it is with God’s word. The more we read and take into our hearts the more protected we are against worldly illnesses like gluttony, lust, and greed, just to name a few.

   The more we remember His word, the more it can comfort, protect, correct and guide us in our daily lives. His words apply to all situations.

   When I’m facing one more doctor, one more procedure, one more uninsured bill, I remember that I do not face this alone and it gives me strength to get through. For He promises, “to never leave me nor forsake me.”

   When I take Zach to get a shot I remind him, “He can do all things through Christ who gives him strength”.

    When my sister took her first solo flight to Washington I reminded her,  “Underneath are His everlasting arms.”

    When my daughter lost her job I comforted her with, “God works all things together for good, for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purposes.”

    Memorizing God’s word is a vaccine we don’t want to ignore.  Not only does His word revive us but it revives our loved ones, coworkers, friends, and even Wal-Mart cashiers.

  Just as vaccines inoculate us against communicable diseases, hiding God’s word in our heart does the same for our spiritual health. Reading and memorizing God’s word inoculates against communicable spiritual illnesses that come in the form of fear, unforgiving hearts, anxiety or jealousy. The only medicine strong enough to fight these diseases is the mighty word of God.

  I challenge you today to begin memorizing God’s word. I promise you’ll find it the perfect medicine for anything that ails you.

Scripture Reading : Romans 15:4 (AB)

  Lord God Your word protects me against the world’s hopelessness. You offer me hope not to just  keep, but to give away. Help me memorize them so I can pass them on.

by: Becky Hutzel