Just as we should eat balanced meals for our bodies, I want to talk to you about your spiritual meals. For this, we’ll look at Ephesians chapter 4. It can never be said enough how important and necessary it is to feed your spirit a well balanced diet. Your spiritual life will suffer worse than your natural body when it is not fed a proper diet and daily so. We feed our bodies nutrition from fruits, berries, sources of meat, dairy, and carbs. We feed our spirits on the word of God. And that last years keto meal isn’t going to feed you today. Likewise, you need to study the word of God on a daily basis for fresh food. So, when we take in the word of God, we grow from correction, we grow from confirmation, lots of love, and revelation of Gods great plans for our lives. We reach for the place that God desires us to be in our walk with Him. But, none of this happens without proper spiritual dinners on a daily basis, amen. Ok, if you haven’t yet, open your bibles to Ephesians chapter 4: 11. Here we read, 11) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13) Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: 14) That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15) But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. That word stature has to do with how tall your spirit grows. We have a natural stature, we also have a spiritual stature. Verse 11 lists the gifts that Jesus gave the church. We know them as the five-fold ministry. Your spiritual diet should regularly consist of messages from those that operate in that gift. A good church is one whose pastor will feed his flock a regular diet from the 5-fold ministry. If your church does not bring in these ministers to feed you, then you need to make every effort to avail yourself to Christian conferences that can bring more to your table. We’re not going to purposefully starve ourselves in the natural but many people the world over will starve themselves spiritually. Don’t starve yourself. Learn to love the Lord, learn to love His word and learn to love spending quiet time with Him. In verse 12 we read why Jesus gave us these gifts. It’s for the perfecting of who? The saint’s of God—YOU! We all need to be equipped to do the things God has called us to do. It doesn’t happen overnight, it takes time—start today. We know that God wants us free, healed, delivered, restored to our rightful place and so much more. It’s the responsibility of the 5-fold ministers to get you there. What the church should be focused on is setting the captives free, causing the lame to walk again, the blind eyes to see again. The church should be focused on it’s connections with God for His blessings to flow in your life. It should be teaching its members about how God can minister healing to you, spirit, soul, and body. It’s not about what religion you are. Those religious tags need to fall off right now anyway because that was never God’s design for his church. You can study that by reading the first chapter of 1st Corinthians. Paul talks about how he is glad he didn’t baptize those who lay claim to those religious tags. Many will say, well I’m Baptist, I’m Presbyterian, etc. A good church will teach you who you are in Christ. It will teach you about your authority in the Lord and how to use it. It will teach you how to behave in a Godly way in all situations; you’ll respond the same no matter what is going on around you. A good church will teach you just exactly what the word of God says and nothing more, nothing less. A good church will teach you the word of faith which is what we preach, what faith is and how to use it to stop the enemy from destroying everything and everyone in your life. These things come to you by those in the 5-fold ministry, and that includes your pastor. Find a good church, listen to the things they bring to your table. Is it giving you knowledge to grow, is it giving you strength to endure, does it teach you how to wear that God given crown of yours and keep it on? In The Net magazine, and throughout all of JHM / TMC we endeavor to bring you such a ministry that can help feed your spirit so that you can become the full stature that God ordained for you to be. To get that well balanced spiritual meal, read a chapter in the bible every day, take notes if something reaches out to you. Pay attention to those times. Use our magazine for good bible study material to help you grow. Get in touch with us if you need more study material or have questions. Stop by to visit the Mary and Betty Amerson Word Study Center, spend some time here on my blog, Mornings with La Donna, and do yourself a real favor, make sure you stop by and visit Doc on his new blog. I know what I know today because if this man and his wife Beverly’s ministry as well as Mary and Betty’s ministry. For outdoor enthusiasts, visit Jason’s blogs. God has given him several ways to relate positions of sports teams to our walk of faith. God needs you so you should spend plenty of time preparing to be used by our wonderful God. And this is not something to be taken lightly. Dare to believe that God has so much for you, wonderful plans to bring you an expected end where His goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life. He desires to lead you beside still waters, not roaring rapids. He desires to lead you to greener pastures which speaks of a land of plenty, a land that will have you drinking from your saucer because your cup has overflowed, amen? Amen! Until next time, La Donna |
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