Section 2
at once. Instead, we eat a little at a time. In the same principle, we should pray-read the Word a little at a time, perhaps even word by word. If we pray with the words murmurings and reason ings in 2:14, we shall receive a divine injection, a heavenly inoculation, which will save us from our murmurings and our reasonings.
In our physical body, we sometimes develop a problem with our skin, perhaps an infection or a fungus. In some cases, neither cleansing nor application of medications to the skin will bring about healing. However, a physician may pre scribe medication to be taken internally which will clear up the whole problem. The Bible is a divine medication, the most effective antidote to all negative things. The way to apply the Word as an antidote is not merely to think about it, con sider it, or analyze it. We receive the antidote of the Word by exercising our spirit to pray-read it.
Jeremiah 15:16 says, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them." Like the prophet Jeremiah, we also would eat the Word of God. The Bible is not only for reading and studying, but also for eating. The Lord Jesus said, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out through the mouth of God" (Matt. 4:4). This indicates that every word of the Bible, even words