How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! — v.103

Is the Word of God like honey or medicine to you? The way some people treat it, you‘d think it is castor oil. True, there are times when we need the healing medicine of the Scripture. But the Bible is much more than medicine. It also is honey. Having an appetite for God’s Word is one sign that a person is truly born again, for the Bible is food for the soul. Job said, “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than my necessary food“ (Job..23:12). Jeremih said, “Thy words were found, and I ate them, and Thy Word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart” Jer.15:16. Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God” Matt 4:4. And Peter urges us to “desire the pure milk of the Word” (1 Pet.2:2).

When people are sick, their appetites change — in fact, they often lose their appetite completely. Likewise, sin in our lives robs our spiritual appetite, and we lose our desire for the Word. May we always have an appetite for the sweetness of the Word of God, even when we have to read things that convicts us. The first bite of Scripture may taste sour sometimes, but it will turn sweet.

It’s important to feed your soul a proper diet. The Bible is sweet to those who love it, Learn it and live it.