Often when we eat, we eat fast. Maybe it's really delicious - so we stuff in a bite before the last one is finished. Maybe we're in a hurry. We should slow down. Stop and savor each bite. Enjoy the flavor, the sheer joy of it's taste and marvel at the great variety of flavors available to us and thank Him for skilled cooks who prepare it for us.
Likewise, spiritual food is the same. We often indulge in "fast food". We sit and listen to a sermon or teaching, crammed with one thought after another - usually for an hour or less, but listen - we should chew spiritual revelation slowly - take one thought, one scripture, and chew it slowly and carefully - meditate on it for awhile before digesting it. The word "Selah" in Scripture literally means "pause". Stop and give serious thought and consideration to what you've just read, or heard. Don't just rush on to the next verse or thought. Good advice for us all, as we live our sometimes busy lives. Take time to pause and savor the moment for each one is a precious gift from God.
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