Section 4
read this verse many times, but have we noticed the word "nourished"? Praise the Lord! The con cept of the apostle Paul was that God's Word is food to nourish God's children. We too must have the same realization regarding the Word of God. We should not consider it only as knowledge, but as food to nourish and supply us all the time.
First Timothy 1:10 speaks of things that are "opposed to the healthy teaching." The King James Version uses the word "sound" instead of "healthy." God's Word is not just sound doctrine for the mind, but healthy doctrine for life. This word "healthy" in Greek is equivalent to the Eng lish word "hygiene." Hygiene is very much related to health. We must have more than a sound word; we must have a healthy word which nourishes and supplies us.
The Scriptures contain at least three exam ples of those who ate the Word of God. The first is Jeremiah, who said, "Your words were found and I ate them…" (Jer. 15:16a). To eat something is not merely to receive it, but to assimilate it. To assimilate is to receive something into you, digest it, and make it a part of yourself. The sec ond example of someone eating the Word of God is recorded in the book of Ezekiel, where the prophet Ezekiel ate the Word of God (3:1-3).