The Untasted Gift

This is what numbers are doing now. Many soldiers, many sailors, many civilians, high and low, rich and poor, they have a wondrous gift of blessed food, but they take no trouble to eat it. But not for the same reason as that of the dear sailor I am going to tell you about. He, dear man, felt himself so highly honored by receiving a gift from the Queen. It was a beautifully ornamented box of chocolates meant for him to open and eat, but the gift so kindly sent was never opened and the chocolates never tasted. He, poor, dear man, thought, it being a gift from the Queen, it would never do to eat them. This puts me in mind of God’s gift to man of His Word, telling us that He sent His only beloved Son to be the Bread of Life, to be tasted first and then eaten, fed upon, and that daily, continually through life. The Queen had her portrait on the box cover, and the King of Glory, who has given us His Word, has His portrait in it, and we must search and find it. We must not only treasure His Word, but must taste it. I remember a dear Christian woman saying to me when I was a young girl, about another person whom I was anxious about, because she did not love the Bible, “Ah” said she, “she has not tasted the blessing in the Word of God.” Reader, have you tasted? See Psalms 34:8,8O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. (Psalm 34:8)1 Peter 2:3,3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. (1 Peter 2:3) and Jeremiah 15:1616Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. (Jeremiah 15:16). Yes, if you care about your precious soul, read God’s Word, taste it, and eat it; it will be the joy and rejoicing of your heart.
Emily P. Leakey