The Dish for Me

“As at a feast ivJieii there is a dish for which we have a great liking set upon the table, though all the company be welcome to partake of it, yet we say, ‘Here is a dish for 7ne’ So shoidd you apply and take to yourselves your own portio?i of the word. Though it be propounded generally, yet, when God directeth the tongue of his messengers to speak expressly to your case, you should say, ‘This is for 7ne! This is all the calling by jianie which you can look for P How often has this been the case when reading the word of God, or hearing it! We have felt an inward reHsh and delight in divine truth, and our spiritual instincts have taught us that it was intended for us. A man may be misled by his natural appetite, but the spiritual man’s holy taste never deceives him. If he can feed upon the word, this is clear evidence that it is “food convenient for him,” and that the Lord intends it for him. The Holy Ghost has said, “Eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness,” plainly indicating that the truth which gives delight to the renewed soul may be safely feasted on, and that we have full hcense to enjoy it without stint.

My heart, here is good news for thee! Be not slow to avail thyself of the divine permit. At the feast of love, eat the fat and drink the sweet, and bless the Lord who satisfieth thy mouth with good things.