STRENGTH IN THE SCRIPTURE

” Jesus answered,” It is written: Man does not live on bread alone but on every Word that comes from the Mouth of God ” Matthew 4:4.
Jesus was able to resist all of the deevil’s temptations because He not only knew Scripture but also obeyed it. Ephesians 6:17 says that God’s Word is a sword to use in Spiritual Combat. Knowing and obeying the Bible Verses is an important step in helping us resist the devil’s attacks and gaining strength. The famous evangelist Dr. Billy Graham won many souls through his sermons. The secret of this success is that he used Scripture in his sermons. If he preaches for twenty minutes, he would quote from the Bible and would say,” The Word of God says “, two hundred times. A Godly man Dr.Henry was seriously affected by a disease. He happened to read Zephaniah 3:17,” The Lord your God is with you,He is mighty to save “. He put his full trust in the Mighty Lord, who can save him and give him strength. He repeated that Bible Verse often with full hope and that gave him Divine healing and strength. After that, he lived for another twenty five years. Learning the Scripture, gives us health and strength.Scriptures are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.Keeping God’s Word in our hearts, is a deterrent to sin and this alone should inspire us to memorize Scripture.But, simple memorization alone will not give us strength and keep us away from sin; we must also put Scripture to work in our lives for gaining strength.
” Dear Lord, when I am weak and weary, let me read and take in Your Words and be refreshed and strengthed. In Jesus’Name I pray “.–Amen.