Dig Deep

This morning I got a neat word picture of the Word of God.  The Word of God is like dirt.  Bear with me please!  Dirt has different layers.  The top soil, subsoil, and a rock layer.  The top soil protects the deeper layers of soil from erosion from rain, wind, and other elements.  It can also sustain life.  The subsoil is filled with nutrients, and it is where roots go to find water.  The rock layer is full of minerals, but does not sustain life.  However, it is the foundation for the other two layers of soil.  It is the stability.  The Word of God is just like that.  The top soil of the Word of God sustains life and is life giving.  It can protect us with it's truth from the storms and trials of this life that often can have an eroding affect on our spiritual lives.  But if we dig a little bit deeper into the Word, into its subsoil, we find nutrients that will feed us and build us up so that we will never hunger again.   We will find life giving water that will never run dry!  And if we go even deeper, we will find the rock layer of the Word of God!  It is the foundation of  Jesus Christ in our lives.  It is steadfast, stable and it will hold us strong and nothing can separate us from it.  So dig deep into God's word!  Skimming the top is good and will benefit us.  But let us not be satisfied and stop with the top layer.  Dig deep into His word and we will find a solid rock on which to stand that cannot be shaken, food that will never leave us hungry, and water that will quench our thirst!