LEVITICUS 11:1-2; DEUTERONOMY 8:3-4; MATTHEW 4:3-4, Leviticus 11:1-2
This is not referring to fermented wine which intoxicates but juices which are squeezed from the fruits which are very good for the body. They will also make gardens in their homes, reap and eat the fruits of them.
- Enjoyable Fruits that Strengthen Hearts
(Deuteronomy 11:10-12; Number 11:5; 13:23-24; Deuteronomy 8:8-10)
Here, we are not talking about the spiritual heart but the normal heart, the center where blood is pumped to all parts of the body including the brain. When the heart is strong and healthy, it serves you well. You will not run or walk and get tired easily because you have a strong heart which gives the rest of your body real strength.
Deuteronomy 11:10-12. God told the children of Israel that in the land they were coming to, they would have all the fruits and vegetables that made them talk about the land of Egypt with so much longing. The land was fruitful and they would not need to do irrigation to wet their crops because rains fall directly from heaven to water it. God cares for the land and His eyes are over it from the beginning to the end of the year. There are fruits and vegetables that grow in each season because God waters it every period of every year.
- Expected Fruit from the Spiritual Heirs
(Titus 3:7-8,14; Galatians 4:6-7; 5:19-26; Romans 6:22-23)
As we consider our bodies, we also consider our souls and spirit so that we balance up everything. We are Heirs of God and joint Heirs with Christ (Titus 3:7-8) We must maintain good works so that we can be fruitful. We take fruits and vegetables to nourish our bodies, same way we allow the fruits of the Spirit to manifest from us so that we will have the kind of good influence we ought to have on other people.
Galatians 4:6-7. We are spiritual Heirs of God through Christ and we need to bear fruits that prove this.
ch 5:19-26. People who indulge in the works of the flesh are not born again or regenerated and have nothing to do with the Holy Spirit. They indulge in the works of the flesh and they will not inherit the Kingdom of God. They are strangers to God who turns our lives around, and foreigners to the Holy Spirit who helps us to bear good fruits in our lives. But those who have a relationship with the Holy Spirit are born again and the Holy Spirit abides and bears fruits in them. If we live in the Spirit, we must also walk in the Spirit. Interaction and living in the Spirit takes the desire of the flesh away from us. Also, as believers, we must not envy or provoke one another.
Romans 6:22 “But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” The freedom which comes from Christ our Saviour and Lord helps us to be servants of God and also bear fruits to everlasting life.
vs 23” For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
- PROPER FEEDING FOR A HOLY LIFE AND HEAVEN’S ENTRY. Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:3-4
Because our lives on earth is brief and small compared to the totality of our existence, whatever happens here on earth has a lot to do with our gaining entry into the Kingdom of God. We may even live up to 100 years and more, but one day, the physical life will be over, and dust will return to dust, and the soul and spirit will return to God who gave it. To be healthy and fit to enter into heaven, you must feed your soul and spirit with the word of God.
Deuteronomy 8:3. Man does not live by food only, but by every word of God. You cannot abandon the food that goes through the mouth because of the one which goes in through the ears and eyes, your spiritual life will be good but your body will be weak and sickly. To grow spiritually, you must take in the word by reading with the eyes and hearing with the ears.
Matthew 4:3. The devil came to the Lord, tempting Him. He is so limited in his knowledge and only cares for the bread that nourishes the body. Jesus knew beyond him and so, He told him that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Words from Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel are not their words but words which comes from the mouth of God.
- Diligently Feeding on the Word for a Humble Life
(1 Peter 2:1-2; Hebrews 5:12-14; Micah 6:8; Matthew 23:12)
1 Peter 2:1-2. Just like our mothers will tell us not to eat some kind of foods because they are not healthy, so we are supposed to abandon some things and take in the word of God in order to grow spiritually.
