{"id":5903,"date":"2026-01-21T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/?p=5903"},"modified":"2026-01-21T23:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:05:23","slug":"let-them-not-depart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wow\/word_of_the_week_post\/let-them-not-depart\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Them Not Depart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cMy son, attend to my words, incline thine ears onto my sayings; let them not depart from the eyes\u2026\u201d Proverbs 4:21<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s Word is a \u201cliving thing,\u201d and once we believe it, its creative nature makes us completely new in our spirit and begins new processes that nurture in us the very things we will need to fulfill God\u2019s plan for our lives! The enemy, on the other hand, wants to stop the Word from working in and through us, and He works hard to choke it, steal it, kill it, and render us unfruitful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One reason God tells us to keep our eyes on His Word is because we are sometimes easily distracted. Matthew 6:22 says, \u201cThe light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.\u201d Now, there are secrets locked up in the definitions of these old English words. For instance, \u201cthe light of the body\u201d refers to a lamp. In those days, lamps had wicks that were fueled by oil. When the wick was lit it would draw from the oil supply in order to keep the flame burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word, \u201csingle\u201d means to fold together, and comes from a root word that means to twine or braid. It implies winding separate things together to make them stronger by uniting them. So, this verse reveals a powerful truth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is: if the lamp of the body is the eye, it means that the eye is what draws the fuel that keeps the flame burning in us. We are either being fueled by the things of this world, or of the kingdom of heaven. We are either focusing on life, or death depending on where our eyes are fixed. This is why our Father is telling us to keep our eyes fixed on the Word! The benefits of keeping the Word before our eyes are immeasurable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, if you need healing or better health, His Word is health to all our flesh (Proverbs 4:23) and, keeping our eye focused singly on the Word of God, is what unites us intricately with the life and health that is inherent in the living Word of God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Tom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like more information about this subject, please go to www.testamentoflove.org and scroll down to \u2018Listen to a Sermon.\u2019 Then click on the January 18th video message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kingdom Business is Eternal, as are the rewards that come from God. If this ministry has been a blessing to you, please consider partnering with us in prayer, as the Lord leads you, or in financial support. Please visit our website at www.testamentoflove.org to learn more about this ministry! Luke 6:38<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cMy son, attend to my words, incline thine ears onto my sayings; let them not depart from the eyes\u2026\u201d Proverbs 4:21 God\u2019s Word is a \u201cliving thing,\u201d and once we believe it, its creative nature makes us completely new in our spirit and begins new processes that nurture in us the very things we will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-word_of_the_week_post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5904,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5903\/revisions\/5904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testamentoflove.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}