TWO KINDS OF APPETITE
There is a fleshly appetite and a soulish one. We are are all familiar with the former, but not so much with the latter. Isaiah speaks of a man’s soul having an appetite. Few there be today, I believe, who have a real hunger for God. It seems many are satisfied with religious junk food. I guess because it’s “fast food,” no need to wait.
JESUS’ DISCIPLES HAD TO LEARN IT AND SO DO WE
On one occasion, Jesus’ disciples were overly concerned with food while our Lord, on the other hand, was taken up with His fellowship with God. His appetite for God was greater than that for food. This is seen in His statement at the time, “But He said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.” His was a diet of Deity!
THE CHURCH-A REFLECTION OF ISRAEL
“They saw God, and did eat and drink.” What a sad experience! Strange, it affected no permanent transformation. This brief encounter with God satisfied them, but left no desire to go deeper into fellowship with Him. Only a short time later, after eating, they’re seen worshiping the golden calf. Notice the order. By putting the flesh first they ended with carnal worship.
DO YOU AND I HAVE THE SMELL OF GARLIC UPON US?
Many of us, like in Jesus’ parable,“dureth for a while,” and then are drawn away by our taste for other things. The leeks and garlic of Egyptian bondage seem more inviting to some than the sweet manna of wilderness liberty. The mixed multitude never longs for the latter! God’s elect have, as it were, a spiritual “sweet tooth.”
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