DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 32; Psalms 81-82; Acts 19:21-41
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Proverbs 27:7
“Please don’t eat that. You’ll spoil your appetite!” I’ve often said this to my children, but it’s a good spiritual practice too. If we fill ourselves with worldly matters, the things of the Lord will not be appetizing. But if our hearts are full of things that are just, pure, lovely and good (Phil. 4:8), the world loses its appeal. Don’t ruin your appetite for godliness by indulging in the morsels of the world! —L. Shatford
I tried the broken cisterns, Lord,
But ah! the waters failed!
E’en as I stopped to drink they’d fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.
Now none but Christ can satisfy. —B. E.