Notes of Faith February 14, 2025
Healthiest Food on Earth
Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
Jeremiah 15:16
Researchers at William Paterson University in New Jersey examined 41 types of healthy fruits and vegetables and came up with what they called “the healthiest food in the world.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agreed. It’s watercress.1 Who would have thought?
There’s no question about the healthiest food for the mind. It’s the manna of God’s Word. For the prophet Jeremiah, it was survival food. He said, “When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies” (Jeremiah 15:16, NLT).
Spiritual hunger is a requirement for growth. That hunger spurs us on to discipleship and walking with God. We need the constant intake of Scripture for our inner nutrition. Ask the Lord today to ignite that hunger within you; then find God’s words and devour them. They will strengthen you with joy and rejoicing.
The Bible is like food for the inner person. It is milk (1 Peter 2:2), solid food (Hebrews 5:11-14), bread (Matthew 4:4), and honey (Psalm 19:9-10).
Warren Wiersbe
Happy Valentine’s Day! The best food is spiritual food. Eating of the Word of God is satisfying, beyond an earthly healthy, because it is eternal and has eternal rewards if followed. Eat this food every day and obey the truth it proclaims and you will live a most happy, healthy spiritual life! Let’s dig in right now…
Heb 5:11-14
11 Concerning him (Jesus) we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
Pastor Dale