God’s Sustaining Word

“It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

Matthew 4:4

Do you long to hear God’s voice declaring His love for you? There are so many ways you can drink in the great depths of His love for you. One of those is to read God’s love letter to you—the Bible—daily. Don’t miss a single opportunity to hear from Him, and you will be nourished in a whole new way.

Not a day goes by, I’m guessing, when you don’t talk to or connect in some way with your spouse or best friend. It keeps that relationship healthy. Well, we would be crazy to think that our relationship with God needs any less attention. And the thing is, it’s so easy to talk to Him and connect with Him in some way every single day. Not only does it feed your soul, but God loves when you cherish His words (John 14:23–24).

That’s why I can’t say this strongly enough: read your Bible and other books that deepen your faith, such as this one. My prayer for you is that, as you spend time reading God’s Word, you may more fully “know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:19).

Lord, give me a hunger for Your Word and the discipline to make reading it a daily priority.