SUSTAIN
Today's reading: Jeremiah 12-16

"Your words are what sustain me..." Jeremiah 15:16 NLT

My apologies, Lord, I've been translating that verse in a little different manner than what You're speaking to me this morning.

Your words have been great encouragement as I jotted off a card to the gal in my Sunday School class.

Your words have gotten my name and desire to write out to the world.

Your words have inspired many a song that have ministered to my heart.

Your words have sparked a flame in many a pastor's pulpit I've sat within earshot of.

Your words have inspired me.

Your word have awed me.

Your words have spoken conviction to my heart.

But sustain me? I've never thought of it that way, but yes, that's just what they do! The verses I read each morning 'get' me through the day. The chapters I soak up before heading out the door are what innoculates me against the darkness of the world. The pages of my Bible are littered with notes, underlined passages and asterisks that take my mind back to a time or place where I was ministered to..a place in my life where Your word sustained me.

I am sustained, kept alive, nourished and buoyed by the Bible, God's Word!