FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT

2 Nephi 9:50-51

"Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price."

"Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel; and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness."

I know, your're probably laughing to yourself right now, thinking "Aha! The Lord delights in fatness!" I admit this has always been one of my favorites for silly reasons, but today I wanted to bring out the true meaning of the scripture. First of all the scripture discusses the need of all of us to come and drink of living water, and to come and eat without need of money. This is meant as an invitation to come unto Christ, and gain spiritual nourishment from His good word. Then we are cautioned to put our priorities here on Earth in the correct order, and our energy towards only those things that will bring us eternal satisfaction.

Next, we're instructed to feast upon those things that do not perish. His word is everlasting and unchangeable. In other words, unlike any food that we could ever take into our physical body, it will never go bad. As we feast upon cookies, cake, potato chips, hamburgers, etc., it is no secret that our body will become fat, which we probably would view as unfavorable. But here, we learn that as we feast upon the Word of God, our spirits become fat with wisdom, knowledge, respect for deity, and gratitude. Thus the Lord's statement, ". . . let your soul delight in fatness."