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Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

Matthew 4:4, “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

These words, quoted by the Lord from Deuteronomy 8:3, not only reveal how He handled the devil’s attacks, but they also show us the secret of His inner life. 

It is clear that the strength of the Lord’s inner life was maintained by His regular feeding upon the Word. 

He was not living on bread alone, but on every word proceeding out through the mouth of God. 

If the Lord felt the need to spend time with the Father, feeding upon the Word, how much more do we need this kind of practice. 

The Lord Jesus was intrinsically the living Word (Gk. logos), yet He took time to feed on the written Word; and He could testify to the devil that this was the way He was living. 

He was living on every word proceeding out through the mouth of God.

Our inner life is constituted with the same inner life that was in Christ Jesus. 

The apostle Paul makes this clear in 1 Corinthians 6:17: “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” 

Our human spirit, which has been regenerated through the new birth, is mingled with the Lord Himself, who is the Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45). 

Thus, what was true of the Lord’s life in the flesh is still true of His life in resurrection as the life-giving Spirit dwelling in our spirit (2 Tim. 4:22). 

Now we must come to know in our experience how our inner man needs and requires regular times to feed upon the Word (1 Pet. 2:2-3). 

This was one of the Lord’s secrets in maintaining His supply to live out the Father’s life, and it must become our secret as well (John 6:57).

Until Tomorrow,

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Bill Lawhead  – Prayer Needed

Brandon’s Dad & Grandmother – Surgery

Debra Roberts – Home in need of prayer
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace

Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice 

Johnny & Lisa Page in the passing of her brother, Keith

Marynell Ford – Testing for breast cancer

Steve Schriener Family in his passing

Amy Garner’s Mother  
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family 
Bill Moody 
Charlie Sessom –Waiting  
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom 
Donna Gourley 

Doug Fritzel 
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

James Garner’s G’Son  
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter 
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah  
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter  
Mary Sims  
Mary Williams Son – Mike – Accident 

Michael Stanley 
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter  
Nolan Jr.  

Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom  
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 
Ricky Stubbs  
Roseleigh Osborn  
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin 
Sharon Blalock  
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin  
Todd Bailey 
Tom Witcher 
Wanda Galanti