More to be desired are they than
gold, yea than much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and the
honeycomb. -Psalm 19:10

I don’t know whether I’m going through a second
childhood or what, but lately I’ve been craving a box of
Cracker Jack. Do you know what I’m talking about – the
candy-covered popcorn and peanuts in a box with young
Sailor Jack on the label? I remember the slogan: “The
more you eat, the more you want!”

Cracker Jack is great, but there is something far
better. David said it is “sweeter also than honey and
the honeycomb” (Ps. 19:10). And like the candied
popcorn, “the more you eat, the more you want.” The
more you read the Bible, the more you will desire to
read it. It is an appetite that grows as it feeds, and
feeds as it grows.

Bible study is habit-forming; like your teatime or
coffee-break. One of the first things I do when I rise
in the morning is put the kettle on. It’s a habit, for
I want my coffee. And then with my coffee I sit down
with the Book. Reaching for the Bible the first thing
in the morning can become a real habit – and a good one.
You wouldn’t think of going to work without breakfast,
but are you going into the day without your spiritual
food?

Get the early morning Bible-reading habit, and keep it
up until you can’t break it. Reach for the Book!
-M.R. De Haan, M.D.

Then let me love my Bible more
And take a fresh delight
By day to read these wonders o’er
And meditate by night. -Watts

THOSE WHO ONLY SAMPLE THE BIBLE
NEVER ACQUIRE A TASTE FOR IT.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.

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