Posted on March 29, 2023 by Elizabeth Welte in Victory Call
“Oh, that, you and I might get into the very heart of the Word of God, and get that Word into ourselves! As I have seen the silkworm eat into the leaf, and consume it, so ought we to do with the Word of the Lord; not crawl over its surface, but eat right into it till we have taken it into our inmost parts. It is idle merely to let the eye glance over the words, or to recollect the poetical expressions, or the historic facts; but it is blessed to eat into the very soul of the Bible until, at last, you come to talk in Scriptural language, and your very style is fashioned upon Scripture models, and, what is better still, your spirit is flavoured with the words of the Lord.”
“If the Spirit of God be in you, he will make you love the Word of God; and, if any of you imagine that the Spirit of God will lead you to dispense with the Bible, you are under the influence of another spirit which is not the Spirit of God at all. I trust that the Holy Spirit will endear to you every page of this Divine Record, so that you will feed upon it yourselves, and afterwards speak it out to others.” –Charles Spurgeon
Another great quote from Charles Spurgeon.
Are you feasting on the Word or simply crawling over the surface? Is your soul being nourished as you sit at the Lord’s feet and tarry with Him in His Word or are you merely checking off an item on your to-do list? When you come to the Word do you consider that you are meeting with the Creator of the universe? That you have His undivided attention? Is the bounty and fruit of your pursuit of Bible saturation overflowing in your conversations and interactions with others?
May God bless your feasting!
Written by Diane Hunt: Diane Hunt serves on the board of America’s Keswick and is the Executive Director & CEO of Changed Choices, a Christian non-profit in North Carolina. She is also a biblical counselor and women’s event speaker. For more information about having Diane speak at your next event please contact her at dhunt@americaskeswick.org.
Think About This: “But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.” – Francis Chan
The Daily Bible Reading: Joshua 21-22. You can download our 2023 Daily Bible Reading Plan by clicking here.
This Week’s Verse to Memorize: “Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” (Joshua 21:45)
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