“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” (Job 23:12)
Food is an absolute necessity for life. One can live a few minutes without oxygen, a few hours without water and somewhat longer without food. Eventually all living things need the above mentioned nutrients to live.
Job had not slacked from the commandment of God. Nor would he slack from the Word of God. Just as food is necessary for human existence, Job said that he thought of God’s Word as of more importance than food. When being tempted by the devil to turn stones into bread Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”(Matthew 4:4)
To be the kind of spiritually healthy persons we should be it is necessary to have a good appetite for the Word of God. Peter said, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby.” (I Peter 2:2)
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