JEREMIAH said, “Thy words were found and I did eat them, and Thy word was unto me the joy and the rejoicing of my heart.” David sang, “How sweet are Thy words unto my taste!” Ezekiel ate the book which the angel handed to him, and to John came a similar command. As he fed upon the revelation God had given, it was as honey in his mouth but as bitterness in the inward parts of his being. As we thus feed upon the Word it produces self-judgment and brokenness of spirit before God, but it is also sweet to our taste if we are in fellowship with Him whose testimony it is.
We need to eat the Word that we may grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. As we meditate upon the truth we become strong spiritually and our minds are enlightened so that we may enjoy communion with God, thinking His thoughts after Him. Thus we shall receive strength to overcome the wicked one.
“When temptation fierce assails me,
And my soul begins to fear,
Then the Comforter reminds me
Of some promise known and dear.
When I straightway claim that promise,
Humbly thankful on my knees,
Strength is mine to win the battle;
Foiled again the tempter flees.”
—Maud E. Cramer.