"If you have tasted that the Lord is good." (1 Peter 2:3). Have you tasted the Lord and found him to be good? We can make the Bible so complex, perhaps rightfully so, but God often gives us such a simple presentation. He begins in Genesis with our need to have a proper appetite for his life in the garden of Eden. The Bible ends in Revelations with the river of life and the tree of life, supplying food and drink for all the nations. God placed Israel under such dietary restrictions but for spiritual reasons. What is our instruction today? Eat and drink Christ.! Daniel and the other children were instructed to eat and drink the king of Babylon’s food, and drink. If we are going to stand in these last days and overcome, we must not eat and drink what Satan is offering us to eat and drink. This book of Daniel did not start in the lions den or in the fiery furnace, but it started at the dining table. What are you eating ? What are you drinking? As young people the world is so appetizing and it is a challenge to control our appetites, yet this is where the Lord begins in his call to come out of Babylon and stand with him. This simple matter of eating and drinking properly while you are in this Babylonian atmosphere is where we begin. I am concerned that many believers do not know how to eat and drink the Lord. They think this consists of Goodworks, reading their Bible, praying, attending a youth group or fellowship, etc., these are all the products of eating and drinking the Lord. Everyone needs to know that since the ascension of Christ and provision of his Holy Spirit, he now lives inside your spirit as your food supply. We overcome this world, this age, these appetites, by simply turning to him inwardly and eating and drinking him by calling on his name. At every lure and temptation to feast upon the worlds, food and drink, come and dine upon him instead. Daniels proper appetite was the basis of his ability to overcome Babylon. What is your appetite today? Satan has quite a menu for you to dine upon today. Learn how to take Christ in your life moment by moment day by day. This is having a proper appetite while living in Babylon.
