Revelation 10:10 KJV The Sweetness of God's Word—and the Pain That Often Follows

Revelation 10:10 KJV

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

I believe the little book is representative of the whole Bible. It is little in the sense that, if everything had been written, the world itself could not have contained it. In contrast to eternal things, anything in this world is little.

Now consider the content of this little book. It contains the nature of God, the history of Creation, the account of sin, and the means of reconciliation.

There is much to rejoice over in the Book:

• The goodness and grace of God.
• The hope of eternity.
• The precious account of Christ.

But there is also a bitterness to the Book:

• Sin and its consequences.
• The activity of fallen man.
• The eternal end of the unbeliever.

Those who have come to know and live by the Book have always experienced a bitterness of the belly. They have been maligned, mistreated, and misunderstood.

To this day, when one comes to see what the Book says and becomes convicted to live by it, there is a sense of "sickness of the stomach" that comes.

We know what it will cost.

• Friends.
• Family.
• Futures.

All are changed because so many reject the Word.

I am reminded of the prophet Micaiah. All he wanted was to be obedient to the Lord, but there were not even any other preachers willing to stand with him.

He was bitter of the belly. He knew that telling the king what God had said would mean rejection from the king and mocking from the other prophets. Even Jehoshaphat, who had asked to hear from him, would not stand with him.

Bitterness of the belly.

It is no shame to feel it.

But it is a blessing to look forward to the day when we will never know it again.

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The Sweetness of God's Word—and the Pain That Often Follows: The Cost of Living by the Bible

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Revelation 10:10 KJV The Sweetness of God's Word—and the Pain That Often Follows

Here's a comic version of the lesson.

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