The More We Eat, the More We Want

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With our natural appetite, the more we eat, the less we want. It is quite different with our spiritual appetite—the less we eat, the less we want; and the more we eat, the more we want.
You find that the less you read Scripture, the less appetite you have for it. The thing to do is, go on and control the mind. Perhaps I say, I am tired of reading. Alright, I say, you be quiet, I am going to read a little longer, and in that way help comes, and the desire or appetite for Scripture comes.
The mass of God’s people today are defenseless; they are not sufficiently acquainted with Scripture; it is not used rightly—not in its connection. They are like the Israelites in the days of Saul: “there was neither sword nor spear,” nor any means to sharpen anything except a coulter. (See 1 Sam. 13:19-2219Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 20But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. 21Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. (1 Samuel 13:19‑22).) They were defenseless in the presence of their enemies; they had no weapons at all to meet them, consequently they were helpless under the Philistine’s power. This is an immense truth for these days.
Habitual reading of the Scriptures would bring about “that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” Colossians 1:99For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (Colossians 1:9). What is the use of talking about being led of the Spirit if you do not read the Word! If you are led by the Spirit, you will read the Word. If He has His way there is the craving for the Word of God as a little child craves milk from the breast. That is all the spiritual appetite has to feed upon in this world.
Thoughts from W. P.