Spiritual Vitamins; the only antidote to wickedness of this World. Part 1

 Deuteronomy 8:3 (Amp)

3 And He humbled you and allowed you to hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you recognize and personally know that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

 

The human body, by the way it is built and composed, never stops craving for, and will never stop requiring nutrients and nourishment. Nutrients and nourishment are gotten from either the food we eat or the food supplements we take. Our body needs these foods and other food supplements to continue to function, grow and perform optimally. 

Vitamins are food supplements that nourish our body when eaten and help keep our body in a healthy state. Some vitamins when eaten purify the blood. Others act as body builders while some are good for the eyes, good for the digestive system, etc. Some like vitamin C, E act as anti-oxidants which can prevent free radicals from damaging the tissue in our body. Vitamins are not by themselves food but lack of them can cause serious health problems. In the same way our spiritual bodies need spiritual vitamins.

WHAT THEN ARE SPIRITUAL VITAMINS?

They are:

·        Fasting

·        Prayer

·        The word of God

·        And living a Holy Spirit filled life

Matthew 4:1-11 (Amp)

4 Then Jesus was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil. 2 And He went without food for forty days and forty nights, and later He was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to Him, If You are God’s Son, command these stones to be made [loaves of] bread. 4 But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on a turret (pinnacle, gable) of the temple sanctuary. 6 And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written also, You shall not tempt, test thoroughly, or try exceedingly the Lord your God. 8 Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them. 9 And he said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage and worship me. 10 Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve. 11 Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

 

The bible says after Jesus Christ had fasted and prayed for 40 days and 40 nights He was filled with Holy Spirit and full of the word of God - essential ingredients needed for success in ministry and your walk with God. His personal retreat charged his spirit, soul and body with power doses of God’s spiritual vitamins that overcame the physical effects of fasting. Therefore, Jesus was fully prepared for satan’s challenge and when satan came, He overcame satan’s temptation because His veins, nerves, blood, sweat, sinews, etc were all filled with God’s spiritual vitamins. 

  

Spiritual vitamins are the sincere milk of the WORD. Like the baby depends on the breast milk of the mother for growth, you need spiritual vitamins for your spiritual growth, survival and development. (1 Peter 2:2). If I were to paraphrase I would say, “Man does not live by bread alone but by”... ‘spiritual vitamins’ (Matt 4:4, Deuteronomy 8:3). Lack of them can pose a serious danger to the spiritual and physical well-being of any believer. Unlike physical vitamins which can be harmful if consumed in large quantities, you can never have enough spiritual vitamins. Constant consumption of spiritual vitamins will detox your spiritual system from the works of the flesh. 

WHAT DO SPIRITUAL VITAMINS DO FOR YOU

Spiritual vitamins empower you to quench the fiery darts of the wicked. The arrows the enemies are firing can only be escaped when you are regularly taking spiritual vitamins. “No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper: and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment shall be condemned” (Isaiah 54:17) will surely work for you as a child of God only when you are religiously taking your spiritual vitamins as prescribed by the scripture. 

Every believer must understand that the world is full of wickedness. The scripture puts it this way, in 1 John 5:19, “And we know that we are of God and the whole World lieth in wickedness.” This being the case, you must live your life on God’s spiritual vitamins. Always cry to God to put to an end to the wickedness of the wicked and pray to Him to establish you even in the midst of evil (Psalm 7:9). 

HOW TO AVOID SPIRITUAL MALNUTRITION

Child of God don’t make the grievous mistake of failing to, or neglecting to take your spiritual vitamins. Believers who do so put their lives on the line and suffer with regret. Beloved do you not know that the target of the enemy and his cohorts in this end time are believers. But the scripture has prescribed that the antidote to this wicked agenda of satan is by living only on spiritual vitamins. 

Beloved don’t only wait for your Pastor to declare fasting and prayer in your church before you start eating spiritual vitamins. Don’t make the mistake of waiting for some experts [Pastors, Evangelists, Bishops, etc] to prescribe for you when to take and when not take your spiritual vitamins. Or let your weekly sermon become the only time to feed on the word of God. Don’t wait for Sunday to praise, sing and flow in the Holy Spirit. You are only starving your spirit, soul and even body from the bread of life. Beloved as the flesh craves for food so does your spirit and soul. As you feed your flesh with 3 square meals a day you need to do the same for your spirit.

Finally we are not saying that the programme designed by your local church to feed you with spiritual vitamins is not sufficient but what we are saying is that they are not sufficient enough to contain the wickedness of the wicked of this end time. It has to become a lifestyle. You need a Holy Spirit designed personal programme on how to eat spiritual vitamins regularly. When this is done habitually you will be insured and assured of your salvation; and be immune from demonic attacks and the onslaught of the wicked. God bless.