Today's Daily Bread
No Appetite
Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn
When I was battling a bad cold recently, I lost my appetite. I
could go through an entire day without eating much food. Water would
suffice. But I knew I couldn’t survive long on water alone. I needed to
regain my appetite because my body needed nourishment.
When the people of Israel came back from exile in Babylon, their
spiritual appetite was weak. They had departed from God and His ways. To
get the people back to spiritual health, Nehemiah organized a Bible
seminar, and Ezra was the teacher.
Ezra read from the book of the law of Moses from morning until
midday, feeding the people with the truth of God (Neh. 8:3). And the
people listened attentively. In fact, their appetite for God’s Word was
so stirred that the family leaders and the priests and Levites met with
Ezra the following day to study the law in greater detail because they
wanted to understand it (v.13).
When we feel estranged from God or spiritually weak, we can find
spiritual nourishment from God’s Word. “As newborn babes, desire the
pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2). Ask God
to give you a renewed desire for relationship with Him, and begin
feeding your heart, soul, and mind with His Word.
Break Thou the Bread of life, dear Lord, to me,
As Thou didst break the loaves beside the sea;
Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord,
My spirit pants for Thee, O living Word. —Lathbury
As Thou didst break the loaves beside the sea;
Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord,
My spirit pants for Thee, O living Word. —Lathbury
Feeding on God’s Word keeps us strong and healthy in the Lord.
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