<x-tad-bigger>Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":
Like everybody else in the world, you and I have to eat food every day
in order to survive physically. It takes time to do this, and also
some effort to dig the food from the ground or pick it from vines or
trees. No one has successfully made a pill or capsule to take, in
place of eating food itself.
Likewise, our souls need spiritual food if we are to survive
spiritually. Jesus said, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness; for they shall be filled” (Matt. 5:6). A good
appetite is a marvelous “blessing,” to be able to feel hungry and
thirsty--ah, what delight, to sit down then to a good square meal!
But a sick person feels no such appetite. I remember once when I had
severe hepatitis, ordinarily delicious mashed potatoes and gravy
tasted like sawdust with engine oil poured on them. I had to be healed
before I could enjoy food again. If you are not hungry for spiritual
food from the Bible itself, if you prefer reading light religious
novels, you are feasting on cotton candy instead of whole-wheat bread.
And spiritual weakness or even paralysis will be the sure result.
If you do feel hungry, rejoice; come and eat. If you are sensitive
enough and honest enough to realize that you don’t have an appetite,
that you are actually starving spiritually, then here’s what you must
do: get on your knees, humble your heart before the God of heaven, and
beg Him to give you an appetite. Be sincere and straightforward enough
to let Him do it--turn off your TV and radio and CD’s, and stay on
your knees and “listen” for His “voice.” Get serious. If Jesus were to
invite you to dinner and set an empty plate before you with a knife
and fork, say “Thank You!” immediately. Likewise, even though your
Bible seems as dull and unpromising as an empty plate at dinner time,
tell the Lord “Thank You,” and believe that He is faithful to keep His
promise and give you some delicious “bread of life.” He Himself, not
I, has promised He will not give you a stone! (Matt. 7:7-11).
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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