Spiritual Nourishment

From: Ron Smith Ministries

Matthew 4:4 "Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

Just like our physical body needs physical nourishment, so the spiritual part of us needs spiritual nourishment! We eat from the various food groups in order to maintain our balanced physical well-being. So it is with our spiritual nature. What we feed our spirit affects our spiritual health!

Our physical nourishment enters our body through our mouth. We chew our food, swallow it, and our stomach and intestines squeeze out every bit of nourishment it can and then send it by the blood stream to every part of our body.

Our body will process and absorb whatever we feed it! If we feed our body “junk food”, it will process the junk and send junk to the rest of the body. The result is poor nutrition and eventually poor health. Our body can only process what we feed it!

So it is with our spiritual nature! Our spirit is fed through the eyes and the ears, and our senses. The brain (mind) processes what we feed it and then distributes it to our spirit nature. When we ingest, with our eyes, our ears and our senses, spiritually healthy information, our mind processes it and it becomes a part of our spiritual nature. We become spiritually strong and our love for God and His people grows.

James 4:8 "Draw close to God and He will draw close to you."