I’ve tasted a lot of food in my lifetime, jollof rice on a Sunday afternoon, my mother’s smoky pepper soup after a long fast, and those childhood snacks that always made us run home from school a little faster. But there’s one kind of nourishment that doesn’t just sit in the belly. It fills a deeper place. My soul. My spirit. My joy. And that food is the Word of God.

Jesus said it plainly: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). That verse hits differently when you’ve been through dry seasons—when the cupboards are full but your heart feels empty.

For me, the Bible isn’t just a book—it’s a banquet. A feast waiting to be devoured daily. I eat it with my eyes. I chew it with my ears. Sometimes I even sip on a verse like it’s hot tea on a cold morning. And you know what? It never runs out. It never spoils. It never leaves me bloated or sluggish. It revives me.

The Word as a Daily Meal

Jeremiah captured it best: “When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight” (Jeremiah 15:16). That’s what spiritual food does—it brings joy that’s not dependent on our circumstances. You don’t need a fine dining reservation to access it. Open your Bible. Speak His promises aloud. Let it simmer in your heart.

Some mornings I’m craving Psalm 23, other days it’s John 15 or the book of Proverbs that fills me with wisdom like warm stew. There’s always something on the menu—grace, peace, correction, conviction, encouragement, hope.

Cravings & Comfort Food for the Soul

You know how kids sometimes don’t want vegetables even though it’s what they need? That’s how we are with God’s Word. We skip it, snack on quick motivation from social media, and wonder why we still feel spiritually undernourished.

But Peter wrote, “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation” (1 Peter 2:2). God’s Word doesn’t just feed us—it grows us. Matures us. Prepares us for the work, the wait, and the warfare.

And when it gets hard to digest truth? Chew slowly. Meditate. Let it break down in your heart. Some truths, like solid food, take time to process—but they strengthen our spiritual muscles (Hebrews 5:14).

Feasting Without Shame

There’s no calorie counting at this table. No shame. No scarcity. Just grace served fresh each morning. And when Ezekiel said the scroll of God’s words tasted as sweet as honey (Ezekiel 3:3), I believe him. God’s Word is both medicine and dessert. It corrects and delights. It fills and heals.

So today, as we hunger for meaning and purpose, let’s return to the table that satisfies. Let’s feast until joy overflows. Let’s eat until our hearts remember whose we are.

Because while bread fills the stomach, the Word fills the soul—and that, my friend, is the kind of fullness no fast-food faith can provide.

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