Liver & Onions, Boiled cabbage, and Bible Study

 One of the many reasons I love having grown up in Texas is the food. I have enjoyed the finer taste of elegant Texas cuisines — T-bone steak, Brisket, Fried Chicken, Beans & Cornbread, Banana Pudding, and Iced Tea.   But there are some Texas foods I avoid— Liver & Onions, and Boiled Cabbage, just to name a couple.   I fail to see how these dishes can be appetizing even to Texas taste buds.   While these may be favorites for some, I’ll politely pass.

Luckily a Christian can go to heaven without eating liver & onions, or boiled cabbage.  However, to live and grow as a Christian we must develop a healthy appetite for God’s Word.  Peter instructs us to “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” (1 Peter 2:2-3).

When was the last time that you or I had a craving to reading the Bible?  Do we desire to know God with the same intense hunger we would have when raiding the refrigerator for late night snack?   Our motivation for this desire is because we have “tasted the goodness of the Lord”.  The idea is that God has been so good to us that we crave to know more about Him!   God has instructed each of us to “make every effort, add to your faith...knowledge”(2 Peter 1:5).  We can only add or consume “knowledge” by Bible reading and study. 

God will not “force feed” us.  We must come to the word of God with our own cravings and hunger.  Each week you and I are given opportunities to feast on the milk and meat of the word.   Do you “desire” to participate in worship, and Bible study?  Or have you lost your taste for the bread of life?   Those who avoid Bible reading and study will spiritually starve!    If our faith feels weak, then feeding our faith with the Bible will strengthen it, “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.”  (Romans 10:17).

The Dinner bell is ringing!  Come and Get it!

Grace & Peace

Blan