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Take another bite.


Some people like big bites.  Some like very little bites.  Just take one, and keep on eating.  You have to have something.  


Well, I am not talking about food, but we all eat because you have to eat to live.  The choice is outs as to what is on our diet and what we enjoy.  Yet let me give you something that we also need if we are going to be following Jesus.


Deuteronomy 8:3  NLT  

Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.


Jesus quoted that verse to Satan when He was tempted to eat when Jesus had chosen to fast for 40 days.  We need to feast on the word of God.


Proverbs 30:5  NLT  

Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.


Psalm 33:4  NLT  

For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does.


God’s word, the Bible, teaches us to go deeper and live longer and grow strong by continuing to consume it.  That is something that God teaches us, and this is something we have talked about in these e-devotions many times.


Keep on feasting on the Word of the Lord.  Take another bite.


Psalm 19:10-11  NLT  

They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold.  They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. 11 They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.


Psalm 34:8  NLT 

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

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