[Are You Fasting or Feasting on Godâs Word?]( Current Teaching Series [Living in the Goodness of God]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [Are You Fasting or Feasting on Godâs Word?](
By Rick Warren â 01/16/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âHow sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.â Psalm 119:103 (NLT) After my wife, Kay, and I got engaged, we did something unusual: We moved to opposite sides of the world. She moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to work in an inner-city church, and I moved to Nagasaki, Japan, to plant a church. We were separated for most of our engagement. In those days, we didnât have cell phones. It cost $15 a minute to call Japan, and we were dirt poor. So we had only one alternative: writing letters. We each wrote a letter every day, and receiving hers was the highlight of my day during that time. The moment a love letter arrived, I would tear it open and read it. Then I would reread it and try to read between the lines. Iâd underline and memorize portions of it. I was trying to gather every drop of love this woman had for me. What if you read the BibleâGodâs love letter to youâthat same way? If youâre not poring over the Bible, trying to glean every bit of wisdom from it, then you are not fully tasting the banquet that God has prepared for you. Psalm 119:103 says, âHow sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honeyâ (NLT). The Bible is full of nourishment; it has spiritual food that will keep you healthy. Are you fasting or are you feasting on the Word of God? Keep in mind that going to church once a week and hearing a sermon is not a feast. If you only ate one meal a week, then you wouldnât grow or be healthy. Jesus said, âMan shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of Godâ (Matthew 4:4 ESV). You can truly taste the sweetness of Godâs Word when you are feeding on it every dayâreading it, studying it, and meditating on itâand letting it saturate your heart and mind. [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - Choose one section from Psalm 119, and read through it several times. Savor Godâs words. What goodness and nourishment does God have for you from this passage?
- Whatâs one change you can make to your morning or evening routine that will create time to read and meditate on Godâs Word?
- How does your desire to read Godâs Word change when you think of the Bible as Godâs love letter to you? The post [Are You Fasting or Feasting on Godâs Word?]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get the Open Doors Devotional Book when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( The abundant life you were made for starts with regularly seeking God and spending time in his Word. Kick off 2023 with this life-changing daily habit using Pastor Rickâs 365-day devotional, Open Doors. Each entry in this beautiful hardcover features a Scripture reading and short devotional from Pastor Rick to help you experience the love, trust, and freedom that comes from a deeper relationship with God. Youâll discover Godâs wisdom to: ⢠Resolve conflict
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Message 2: Letting God Meet My Needs
Message 3: Relaxing in Godâs Goodness
Message 4: How Godâs Goodness Can Restore You
Message 5: How to Be Led by Godâs Spirit
Message 6: The God of My Valleys
Message 7: How Jesus Treats His Sheep
Message 8: How God Lifts Me Up When Iâm Worn Down
Message 9: Living an Anointed Life
Message 10: From Overwhelmed to Overflowing
Message 11: Why You Donât Need to Fear the Future
Message 12: Heaven: Godâs Eternal Goodness to You [PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST]( Pastor Rick Warren [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Linkedin]( Enjoy today's devotional? Listen to Pastor Rickâs daily audio teaching at [PastorRick.com]( Did someone forward this devotional to you? [Subscribe to Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Devotional.]( As the founding pastor of Saddleback Church with his wife Kay, Dr. Rick Warren leads a 30,000-member congregation in California with campuses in major cities around the world. As an author, his book [The Purpose Driven Life]( is one of the best-selling nonfiction books in publishing history. It has been translated into 74 languages and sold more than 50 million copies in all formats. His book [The Purpose Driven Church]( was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the century. Rick also founded [The PEACE Plan]( to address five global issuesâspiritual emptiness, self-serving leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracyâthrough the power of ordinary people in the local church. You can listen to Pastor Rickâs Daily Hope, his daily 25-minute audio teaching, and sign up for his free daily devotionals at [PastorRick.com](. © 2023 by Rick Warren. All rights reserved. Used by permission. You can unsubscribe by clicking the link below.
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