Those who don’t want to sit under teaching and have no interest in sitting under the Word are off their food. They are exhibiting signs of spiritual sickness. We cannot hope to grow or press on in our faith when we are spiritually malnourished because we keep refusing food.
My son has been sick the last few days. He said his stomach was hurting, he’s felt queasy and has been looking pale. He has an barking cough to boot. He has spent a night in our bed and another morning there too.
But the tell-tale sign he really isn’t well is that he’s off his food. For those who know our boy, this is big. Whilst it doesn’t show in his physique, my wife and I were told that his dinner ladies at school started giving him double-size portions because he kept going back to them for seconds and thirds! He is usually an absolute delight when it comes to making food because he just enjoys it.
So, you know something is up when he just isn’t eating much. We went out to a restaurant the other day and, most unusually, he barely ate anything. Yesterday morning, hardly any difference. He had a bit of toast for lunch yesterday which – any other day – would be nothing but it’s the most he’s eaten in a couple of days. He is clearly not well because he is off his food.
