By Edd Sterchi
Yes, you read that right – I have decided
to stop eating. I just don’t feel like doing it anymore.
Sometimes, I’m just not in the mood. And, it takes up too
much of my time – I have to do it every day. It’s also very
demanding. Besides, I will never be able to eat everything.
I will never understand everything about that which I am
eating. I just don’t see the benefit. Furthermore, it’s very
possible this concept of eating is outdated. I just don’t
think I really need to eat – I can get by without it!
While those arguments may seem absurd,
those are the very same reasons that people give for not
feeding their souls (i.e. studying their Bibles). Just as
without physical food, our bodies would eventually die, so
without spiritual food, our souls will starve to death. As
God noted in Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge.”
Just as we set aside regular times to
eat, doesn’t it make sense to set aside regular times to
consume God’s word? “How sweet are Your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103).
- Edd Sterchi preaches for the Broadway Church of Christ in
Campbellsville, KY. He may be contacted through the
congregation's website: http://www.broadwaychurchofchrist.net/
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