The Word . The importance of the word of God is expressed to us the minute we begin our new life in Christ Jesus. Read the Bible we are told as if our lives depend upon it. That is , because it does. However, just as man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, neither do we survive just by "reading the word." It must come out of the mouth of God. It must come as a revelation to our hearts or we have only dry unchewable bread that we are trying to use for nourishment , but can not. How can we get this "word" to become bread ? What can we do to make it chewable for the children and ourselves ? Is there a way to step up to God and ask for this word to become a chewable bread ?
I would say there is. I would say that if you choose to do so, you may have a feast of chewable bread, more than enough , enough to give.
Can you remember when you last felt you heard from God? Where was that place that you were reading in His word, the Bible , and you thought you heard Him say, "this word is for you." Or when was the last time you were praying about a problem and a story from the Bible came to your mind ? Were there any similarities to that story and the story that is going on in your own life now? It was there that your bread was chewable. Go back to it and read it again in His word, the Holy Bible. What did it say ? Who was doing what when this happened ? Do you have the story in context of the situation ? How does that compare to where you are now ?
It will happen, I assure you if you ask these questions as though you were a child who really wants to be given the answers. The Holy Spirit will come and lead you into all truth and you will find , the bread of life, is the Word of God.

What You Bind, What You Loose, What are the Keys of the Kingdom ?
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt.16:19
Prior to this portion of scripture comes the definition of The Church. People such as Peter, whom flesh and blood has not revealed who Jesus is but , His Father who is in heaven. Those people , the church, have been standing for a very long time. The gates of hell have not prevailed against her. We are being given the keys of the kingdom, and it won't be long before we start binding and loosing. Just as the very beginning of their membership in this church can not be obtained by any other way than receiving that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for their sins. What they are to bind and what they are to loose will also come as a revelation from God. Not flesh and blood. Those keys can not be bought either. They are given to us , for those who dare to believe that He will reveal His mysteries unto us. He will give us understanding that we might be able to do the will of His Father, in heaven.

II Corthinthians 7:9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance: for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that you might not suffer loss in anything through us.
Being able to get in touch with your feelings has great value. To often people assume, if you are down , you need to get up, right now.
This is not always so. If the Holy Spirit is trying to work a repentance without regret. However, to often we have seen the sorrow of the world and know that it produces death.
II Corinthians 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation: but the sorrow of the world produces death.
What then do I say to someone who is down, so as not to interfere with the work of the Holy Spirit ? I praise God for His mercy and grace ! I say, "He is faithful to forgive those who confess their sins to Him." I exhort and encourage them to receive the grace of God that is for our sins . A free gift. The repentance not be done to earn the gift. The repentance be done as a result of receiving the gift.

Deut. 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
To be able to do the words of the law is considered to be the most important thing you can do. Jesus came to fulfill the law not do away with it, so one knows if they are to follow Jesus they will be walking in his ways. His ways are revealed to us. There is no one who can say , "this is the way to walk," there is only one who can say, "I am the Way , follow me." He was not a wimp ! He was not someone who let people interfere with the plans His Father had for Him. If He was walking on some tight rope trying to keep people "feeling loved" so that they would follow Him, I sure do not see it. I see Him as someone Who loved us supremely and would not hesitate to rebuke us when our plans did not line up with His and our Father's business.
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. "Luke 10:27
Loving the LORD thy God is the priority here.
You can not be a wimp and love God like this. You must be able to stand up for your love for Him. He does not recognize secret lovers. Lovers who talk about Him , involve Him in their everyday lives , these are the lovers that He knows. These are the people who can love their neighbour as thyself, because they know how He loves their self. They know He does not put up with being pushed around and told what to do. He (Jesus) is about His Father's business at all times. There is no time that you can convince Him to take a break , and go get drunk with you. No time when you can say to Him, " I know this might not be about Your Father's business, but You won't mind if we go do this , will you ?" He is going to tell , "Yes, I do mind." He is going to tell you to stop bothering Him with junk like that. However, He is still going to love you. He is never going to stop loving you. He is always going to want to reveal to you the Truth. He is always going to want to give you Life. He will always be the Way that you need , and He never stops knocking at your door wanting you to let Him in.