Thursday, June 14, 2018

Chewing the Cud

“Whatsoever … cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat” (Leviticus 11:3).

Webster’s Dictionary gives the following definition of the term “Chew The Cud”:

“Food that an animal (such as a cow) brings back up from its stomach into its mouth to be chewed again.”

I recently talked to a farmer, who told me something interesting about cows and chewing the cud. He said that if a cow does not chew the cud on a regular basis you know that it is a sick animal and needs tending to.

This made me think of the above verse and the spiritual application for us. Chewing the cud would tell us of the need for meditation on Scripture. In fact another English dictionary gives this definition:

“To think slowly and carefully about something.”

If we don’t meditate on the Word of God and digest the spiritual food it offers we will never experience spiritual growth and be healthy, happy believers. Let’s be like the inspired writer, who said, “O how love I Thy law! it is my meditation all the day” (Psalm 119:97). Don’t just read the Bible, think about, and consider seriously what you read.