FOOD FOR TEENS: EAT AND DRINK A LOT IN 2024

Dear Teens, I welcome you to a glorious year that the Lord has made for us, we will rejoice and be glad in it in Jesus name.

This new year, there are some salient things we must begin to imbibe so that we can maximize our results and live a glorious Christian life and they are:

1. Eat a lot of food: The Word of God is food for our Spirit; we cannot grow and develop spiritually without it. 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.” To eat is beyond just putting food in your mouth, feeding is said to have taken place when edible substances have been ingested into body system. So we must read our Bibles beyond the letters, it must be ingested into our system through meditation. In 2024 we must learn to sit with God’s word until it gains access into us through meditation else it will not produce the desired results. Reading the word of God without meditation can be likened to someone who chews a food and leaves in his or her mouth before spewing it out, little or nothing will enter into his stomach, but it is that which enters the stomach that makes the difference. Meditation helps us to understand how to do God’s word. Joshua 1:8b, “but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein:” A Christian who does not meditate can scarcely do the word because he has not “observed to do” no wonder Apostle Paul describes the man who could not do the word in Romans 7:18b, “for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” But he said later in Romans 7:25b, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God.” If you want to be a doer of the word of God you have to first be a meditator of the Word, you must create a daily routine of the study and meditation of the Word of God this year. Make it a habit to quietly sit with the word and let it continually be before your face, so that the glory of Christ will be reflected through you.

2. Drink a lot of water: No matter the number of prophecies or blessings released into your 2024, don’t think you will manifest them if you do not continually drink of the fountains of life. Your life could be likened unto a seed, one of the rarest forms of seed of superior quality, because we were born by the incorruptible seed of God’s word, but this seed being planted into the earth will not thrive without a good supply of water, it can never achieve its full potentials. Don’t go through 2024, not continually drinking of this water else your true glory will not be revealed. Prayers is how we drink, it is the major way heaven’s riches is deposited into our life. This is so important that in the Old Testament, even before the Holy Spirit was poured upon all flesh, God knew the children of Israel would not survive in the wilderness without His Spirit, He sent a rock (Jesus) to follow them throughout their journey to the promised land and as they drank from that rock, they were strengthened every day, nourished, and were able to see the hand of God even in the wilderness. 1 Corinthians 10:4, “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” If God thought it necessary to allow a rock to follow them in the wilderness just to give them access to spiritual drink, that tells you that this same Holy Spirit who is in us now, far bears a bigger purpose in our lives than we can imagine. Let us drink of Him every day.

John 4:14, “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” How do we drink? Through consistent prayers, especially praying in the Holy Ghost. John 7:37, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.” Once you begin to open your mouth regularly in prayers God begins to fill your innermost being with His waters. Psalm 81:10, “I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” Like they say a closed mouth don’t get fed, open your mouth wide through prayers and let God fill you up. No wonder Proverbs 18:20, “A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.” What your lips say through prayers determines what you carry within. My brothers and sisters, this year please do not neglect prayers so that you can begin to flourish like a tree planted by the rivers of living waters. Lastly as you eat and drink spiritual food and drink, please ensure you don’t do these four things listed below else they would steal your blessings:

1st Corinthians 10:6-10

a) Do not lust after evil things

b) Don’t be an Idolater; one who puts anything or anyone before God

c) Don’t yield your flesh to fornication

d) Don’t murmur and complain.

Develop a heart of gratitude towards God and give thanks in all situations. This is the secret to a successful 2024. Walk in it and prosper. God bless you and see you next month.