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Revelation 10:8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and
said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on
the sea and on the earth.”
Revelation 10:9 So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.”
And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will
be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”
Revelation 10:10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and
it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became
bitter.
1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby:
1 Corinthians 3:2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you
were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;
Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ “
2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Don’t just read the cookbook; eat the meal.
I THE DIRECTIONS OF THIS BOOK.
Revelation 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book.
And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it … “
Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me
the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
Ezekiel 2: 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like
that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
Ezekiel 2:9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold,
a scroll of a book was in it.
Ezekiel 2:10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and
on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe.
John 21:16 … He(Jesus) said to him (Peter), Feed my sheep …
II. THE DIGESTION OF THIS BOOK.
Revelation 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book.
And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up;
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child,
I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day
and night.
In order to “Eat this Book” we must not only get in the Word but let the Word get in us
and by eating this book, we are feeding upon Jesus.
John 6:53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat
the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.
John 6:35 And Jesus said to them,”I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall
never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
III. THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS BOOK.
Revelation 10:9 “…Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will
be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”
Revelation 10:10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and
it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became
bitter.
Acts 20:26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of
all men.
Acts 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
IV. THE DECLARATION OF THIS BOOK.
Revelation 10:11 And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples,
nations, tongues, and kings.”
R. G. Lee once said ” As to being cruel, is it cruel to tell a man the truth? Is a man
to be called cruel who declares the whole gospel of God and points out to men
their danger? Is it cruel to arouse sleeping people to the fact that the house is on fire?
It is cruel to jerk a blind man away from the rattlesnake in the coil? Is it cruel to
declare to people the deadliness of disease and tell them which medicine to take?
I had rather be called cruel for being kind than to be called kind for being cruel.”
Psalm 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts
in Him!
1 Peter 2:3 (NIV) Now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Rule #1: Unless we’re born again we cannot understand the Word of God.
V. THE DISCERNMENT OF THIS BOOK.
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of
God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are
spiritually discerned.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
shall be filled
I can only prepare the meal but I can’t create the appetite
I can only try to rightly divide the word of truth by following the correct recipe but
I can’t make people come to the table.
I can fill the pulpit but I can’t fill the pews
I can preach truth but only the Holy Spirit can impart truth.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the
life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of
their heart:
Psalm 18:28 For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 (GNT) O Lord, you give me light; You dispel my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 (TLB) You have turned on my light! The Lord my God has made my
darkness turn to light.
