Meditations From Proverbs, Part 16

"Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding." -Proverbs 9:5-6

In Proverbs 9 wisdom invites us to a feast, where the table is spread and the offer is to come and dine. As I look at the text, I sense it's an all-you-can-eat invitation. In America we are used to going back for seconds, as we never feel quite full, but when it comes to spiritual matters, there is often a sense of "I just don't seem to have much of an appetite."

If our body has no appetite for an extended period of time, this can be considered serious and we may need the expertise of a doctor to tell us why. When there is no spiritual appetite, it is brushed off as "That's just the way I am." Maybe it's time for a check up. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" Matthew 5:6. That's the way I see things.