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he usefulness and JOY of living.
ETAOINETAOlN the usefulness
ETAOlNETAlON and Joy of living.
But eating comes first, and the eat
Ing that counts is that which has tn.
ken plenty Of time for mastication.
You must retain the food in your
mouth, and get the full taste OF IL. and
let it mingle well with the saliva. and
chew, and chew, and chew, until the
least possible amount is left TO swal-
low. The man who does this has
learned one Of the great secrets OF his
physical being. He has learned how
to keep we'll, and how 10 eat almost
anything he likes without i'll results
Keeping the food in the mouth is the
key 10 il all
Something like this is true In the
higher realm. Usefulness and Joy i'm
! the spiritual life depend on spiritual
! health and strength, But these in
turn depend on the spiritual nourish-
ment one takes-its kind, its quantity.
! It's condition. The only nourishment
| for mans soul is the word OF God
| that We may grow thereby" Is the in
spired exhortation Il Peter 2:3). and
the more you get Of 1t the better. al
ways provided that you can digest and
assimilate it.
Here comes the thought OF eating
again. Holding the word I'm your mind
is like holding the food in your mouth.
lie hnN ~ ha full - Al
Prayer does in the one case what the
saliva does In the other Turning 1t
round and round, thinking OF IL from
this point of view and that, asking
questions about 1t, taking II to your
parents, your Sunday school teacher,
your pastor searching its meaning in
a commentary. all these things CORE
spond to the chewing that makes good
digestion and assimilation.
What Got One Day.
The other morning at family pray
ers I read this verse in Proverbs 18:
10. THE name of the Lord is a strong
tower: the righteous runneth into 1t.
and is safe" | at once fastened II
correctly in my mind. and as | walked
It, turning it over and over. and get.
ting such a sweet taste out of IL aud
such sense of strength and spiritual
satisfaction.
1.-The name OF the Lord" said I.
why that means the Lord himself!
He is a strong tower" And the
strong tower?' In olden time that
I'll rf 1afa
like our forts today" THE righteous
runneth into 1T Who can the righte.
Gus be, save those who are made
righteous through receiving Christ by
faith as their righteousness" run.
Meth there is the thought OF haste
because OF pursuit by an enemy" and
Paul's word came into my mind, 1--WE
wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalties, against pow.
ers, against the rulers OF the darkness
OF this world against spiritual wicked
ness in high places" "'Runneth into
It and is safe o. the security and
peace OF the believer who puts his
trust in Cod"
But that was not all. Before the
4
got out OF it. There we're trials that
day. the enemy was on my heels. and
how glad ! was 20 run. and 10 know
the place 20 run 10 and be safe!
What the Prophet Meant.
I think this is what the prophet |
meant when he said: Thy words were
found. and | did eat them; and thy |
word was unto me the Joy and rejoic. |
ing OF my heart" And this is why I |
urge every Christian 20 memorize a /
portion OF the word OF God every day. |
II gives his soul something 10 feed |
upon. and the more he feeds upon, and /
digests and assimilates IL. the greater /
Is his spiritual strength. and Joy. and /
power. and fruitfulness In the Lord
Let me illustrate this The next
day after my experience with Proverbs
1910 was al a prayer meeting. and
being suddenly called upon 20 give
word OF eKhortation. I had an opportu.
nifty TO pass on that verse 20 three or
four hundred other people And O.
how many more will they pass II on?
They we're all bible students preparing
for Christian work in the uttermost
part Of the earth. Can you compute
the number Of souls 20 whom they may
pass il on in a lifetime and who. In
turn. may pass II on. and on. and on
while the age lasts! And all because
of that one little bite Of truth got
that morning. and because / held g.
.ong enough 10 chew IL we'll, Memo
-ize the bible II you want to be blessed
md become a blessing