The Word of God is like (manna) spiritual Bread. It literally "feeds" our spirit. It strengthens and sustains us. We starve spiritually without it. God's Spirit ministers to us through it, and we are like trees planted by a river and we flourish, as it is written. God works His Word through us and we bear fruit, such as:
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. " ~Galatians 5:22-23
The bottom line is this, that God doesn't much care about anything else. It's written though-out His entire Word. We can do nothing to impress Him. We cannot argue or debate souls into embracing a God Who is Solely the One Who is able to win souls, hearts, and minds through His Spirit. We are to LOVE each other (and the precious ones who do not know Him, yet) and with ever-growing grace that He imparts to us, we learn to be gracious to one another and put ourselves aside and see the big picture through His eyes. And the big picture is this, that we are all flawed and in need of forgiveness and His grace. The realization brings us to our knees before Him and thankful that He has shown us mercy and His grace of which we do not deserve. The Alpha and the Omega LOVES us soooo inexplicably that we cannot fathom its entirety with our finite vision.
I just started reading a book called "Gripped By The Greatness of God", written by James MacDonald. Detail by detail he spells out how beyond our comprehension our God is, and in response we are awe-struck, speechless, and stilled. All comes to a halt. His majesty is incomprehensible. His holy-ness is undeniable. He is the Alpha and the Omega, God Almighty, Creator, Ancient of Days, God Most High. In the book, Isaiah 55:10-11 is mentioned: "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so will my Word be which goes forth from my mouth; it will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it"
His Word is a treasure. Let's speak it and pour out His treasure on others. There is a spiritual hunger for His Word. Let's feed each other, edifying one another with the Words that God has spoken. For every time we do, we are "feeding" each other and those who do not know Him, yet. We are salt and light. Let's be gracious to one another and be quick to forgive and build each other up with edification. We learn as we go along. We do what we can, and God's grace does the rest. We're all in this together.
"And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:" ~Isaiah 58:10
