Word Hunger

Read: Psalm 119:97-104

As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby. --- 1 Peter 2:2

The Bible In One Year:
Ezekiel 5-7
Hebrews 12

I had just completed a night of Bible conference ministry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was chatting with some of the people who had attended. At the end of the line was a young man in his twenties. He shared with me that he had been a Christ-follower for only about 4 months, and he was eager to learn more of the teachings of the Bible. I referred him to the RBC Web site with the Discovery Series topics as one possible resource for his personal study.

The next night the young man returned to the conference and shared that he had stayed up until 3:30 reading and processing the biblical truths he discovered in that online resource. With a big smile on his face, he declared that he just couldn't get enough of God's Word [1 Peter 2:2].

What spiritual hunger! That excited young man is a reminder to us of the wonder of the Bible and its heart-enriching truths. It's all too easy for us to ignore God's Book in a world filled with voices screaming for our attention. But only in the Bible can we find God's wisdom for our struggles, God's answers for our questions, and God's truths for our understanding. These truths are worth hungering for. --- Bill Crowder

My hunger for the truth He satisfies;
Upon the Word, the Living Bread, I feed.
No parching thirst I know, because His grace,
A pool of endless depth, supplies my need. --- Sanders

STUDY THE BIBLE TO BE WISE; BELIEVE IT TO BE SAFE; PRACTICE IT TO BE HOLY.