Feeding on the Word

 Feeding on the Word 

Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll. And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness. Ezek.3.1-3

God's law is food for our belly. We are meant to eat it daily, digest and allow it nourish our bodies unto maturity before we can adequately declare it to the world. For a child to grow physically, mentally and do all he needs to do as a human being, he needs to be properly nourished. What he or she is being fed with matters a lot to how his or her growth will be. The word of God is the balanced diet for the nourishment of our spiritual body. For a believer to grow and survive the rigour of spiritual journey and warfare, we need to eat the scroll, consume and digest properly. 

In other word, for us to do the works of the master we need to first of all consume the word sufficiently. We can only vomit what we swallow. You cannot give what you don't have. We are what we eat. You become what you consume. God asked Ezekiel to consume the scroll and it was sweet in his mouth. 

The word of God is our delicious food meant for regular consumption. Eat it first, feed your belly and fill your stomach with the Word. This is essential before reaching out to the world. The world may not be ready to receive it but it brings sweetness to our stomach. 

 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2Tim.2.15

Reading: Ezekiel 3:1-9; Psalm 1; 119:92-105; John 6:29-35.

Prayers: 

Oh Lord, feed me with Your bread of life, that I may feed as many that are ready around me. Let your word bring me joy and help me share this joy to the ends of the earth. Amen.