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plain food of the countryside. In time
his dyspepsia disappeared and
healthy appetite was restored, and 1or
the first time in years he knew what IL
was to be hungry. There are lots OF
dyspeptic Christians. They have no
healthy appetite for spiritual food ana
are miserable in consequence, but IN
stead of going to the countryside re-
treat awayfrom the allurements OF inc
world, where God can give the fresh
air and sunshine of His, loving presence
and provide the wholesome food OF
His eternal truth, they dope them
selves with all manner Of man devised
remedies, but obtain no relief. Inc
dyspeptic Christian is a sad spectacle.
He needs heroic treatment. he must
go to dieting, and cut of from his ns'
all worldly indulgences, all teshly aP-
petites, all impure and unwholesome
associations, and begin to take, IN
small dosesnt first, the sincere mix
of Gods Word. The dyspeptlc Chris
tian can he cured if he is willing to
pay the price.
Ruth is type of the hungry and
thirsty Christian. With soul awak-
ened by the Divine touch and yielded
to Him, there comes an intense long
ing after God and His righteousness.
She is not content to remain in the
old land, with its goddess conditions
and surroundings, but eagerly presses
towards Gods land and Gods people.
Yes, there is much to give up, but they
are as nothing to her hungry soul in
comparison to the blessing and hlllng
to be obtained from God. Think OF
what Ruth had to give up! Her land
and her people, her friends and loved
ones, all the dear associations OF her
childhood! In the land of Moab there
were home and comfort and ease for
her; in the new land there were pow
erty, and priyation, and hardship, but
God was there and His blessing was
better to her soul than all that the
land of Moab could offer her. Orpha,
like multitudes of people in the world
to-day, was not willing when the test
ing time came, to give up all, that she
might dwell in Gods land and with
Gods people. She went back. What a
sad thing to write Of any soul! That
| it should choose the riches of the
| world rather than the blessing of God.
Orpha went back and oblivion swal-
lows up the Moabitish woman. Moth
ing more is heard of her. But Ruth,
the hungry Christian, turns her back
upon everything that is separating
her from God and His blessing and
presses forward, and through every
century which has rolled around since
she made her wise choice, the beauti'
full story of Ruth has comforted and
inspired and strengthened other hun
cry souls.
Hunger is one of the strongest i'm
| pulses of tie human body and it must
/ be satisfied. What can keep hungry
man from the smoking dinner before
him? There is nothing that can lure
him away; there is nothing else that
can satisfy. He is hungry. He must
be fed. Hunger makes the dinner the
supreme object of the moment. 1t is
SO with the hungry soul. To feed or
the Righteousness of God is the SUI
preme delight. It must be satisfied
1t cannot be drawn away by the riches
or attractions, or friends of Moab. Il
must be fed. There is a vast difference
between the idle longing of the sou
after the Righteousness of God ane
the real hunger of soul which makes
it willing to give up anything and en-
dure any hardship and face any dan
| ger in order that it may feed on Goo
and be satisfied. The soul that hun
gers shall be filled, because it will moi
rest until it is fed. God loves to set
hungry souls. He can detect the shan
longing that the soul thinks is rea
hunger. He never feeds such soul
4 1t is too full of self and its own de
sires to let God in to fill it. But thu
hungry soul! God gives it taste Of
His Righteousness, and waits until i
cries for more. He never overfeeds
so as to spoil the healthy appetite. HI
waits until the hunger is keen, AMI
sharp, so that it will be satisfied will
nothing short of His Righteousness
and then He gives fullness of blessing
Hunger is not a condition into which
one can think himself. 1t is the mani
festation of the need of the body be
cause life is operative therein. Hun
ger must be gratifed if health is to b
retained and growth attained. Sou
hunger is not the expression of thu
natural man, but it is the manifesto
: ton of Gods presence in the heart b.
His Holy Spirit. Gods Word tells u
, that Likewise the Spirit also helpetl
our infirmities; for we know not VIVA
, we should pray for (hunger for) as WI
ought; but the Spirit itself maket]
intercession for US with grooming
, with intensity of hunger) which can
: not be uttered" (Which cannot b
quieted until that hunger is appeased)
Make room for the filling of the Hol,
Spirit, by casting out self and the de
sires of the flesh, and your soul vii
begin to hunger after the righteous
ness of God, and you will realize tina
'.Blessed Gndeed) are they which d
hunger and thirst after Righteousness
for they shall be filed
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