Eat

As any parent or grandparent can tell you, when a baby wants to be fed, he/she makes it known!

Recently, we took our grand-twins to the park. We got a late start and actually arrived at the park pretty close to dinner-time. I had a few grapes with me, so when Brody starting chanting "Eat, eat, eat," in the back seat, I quickly divided them up and gave him and Baylee a handful. They quieted down, and when we arrived, we had a wonderful time swinging and sliding.

Dusk arrived and we loaded the twins in their car seats and headed for the nearest McD's.

Pretty soon, they both started chanting in earnest, "Eat, eat, eat."

"I know, baby, MiMi is going to get you a hamburger and french fries soon."

"Eat, eat, eat."

"And ice cream, lots and lots of ice cream."

"Eat, eat, eat."

I'm telling you, they did not hush until we pulled into the Golden Arches.

The next day was Sunday, and I was teaching on 1 Peter 2.  When I got to this verse:

"... as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby ..." 1 Peter 2:2

I immediately remembered the day before, and told the class about our experience. I asked them, "What if you were so hungry for the Word, you cried out to God, "Eat, eat, eat?"

What if you missed a day reading the scripture? Would there be something gnawing inside you like a hunger pang, "Eat, eat, eat."

I think we all know something is not quite right when we've not been in the Word. I pray that I become so addicted to being in God's Word that my spirit will cry out to feast on the Word.

What about you? Are you hungry to know more about God?

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This post was written as part of my #31Day challenge (please read below), but I'm also sharing it at Arabah Joy's Grace and Truth link-up, and at Crystal's #FreshMarketFriday. There are tons of good reading at both sites!

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