Fasting Day 4 – 1/15/2009
January 15, 2009 by pastor
Filed under 2009 Fasting Manual
Adult / Teen Journal
January 15, 2009
Day 4. Treasuring God’s Word
Job 23:12
12 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.
If you have committed to fasting some portion, or all, of your regular diet, this scripture should have special meaning to you today. Even though you are denying yourself for a time period, food is essential for your body to survive. With that in mind it is amazing how many people treat the Word of God nonchalantly, as if it is not necessary for their spiritual well being. Job has the right perspective of the Word when he says that he treasures it more than his daily food. It has always been a bit of a mystery to me how individuals place value on certain items. Something which to me appears to be plain or mundane fetches millions in an auction, while some really cool “stuff” goes for almost nothing. The value is set not arbitrarily, but it is set by desire. When something has much desire its value escalates. How much do you value God’s Word? Is it more important that life itself to you? To Job it was. Feast on His Word today – let it fill your void!
Children’s Journal
January 15, 2009
Day 4. Listening to God’s Word
We need to be very careful to always do what God tells us to do. Sometimes it might not make sense to us, but remember God always knows what is best for us.
