Introduction

     There are so many reasons why some believers do not go to church, or sometimes are not consistent, or with irregularity or have been called the morning Christians or the evening Christians or the Wednesday Christians. Actually, there is no called morning Christians or evening Christians or Wednesday or Sunday Christians we are only the one who are doing or portraying that but we are expected and commanded by God to faithfully attend every church worship services.

     Why? What is the reason why believers seem like those unsaved who just traditionally or occasionally go to church?

     On the other hand, here are some of the points why many believers has an appetite to the Word of God:

I- HEALTHY

      A person who is healthy has a strong appetite every meal time because there are no any infections and sicknesses present in his body.

     In our text there are some things that caused the believers spiritual health sick or unhealthy and that is enumerated in verse 1 as malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies, and evil speaking. Note: Some have bitterness, hidden hurt feeling toward others, and some have unforgiving spirit and with unforgettable memories.

      Before you missed Church services you are infected already or sick spiritually.

     Unhealthy Christians sometimes are those who think to rob the Lord's Day just to earn money.

     Unhealthy Christians obviously think like a child as those who experienced a high blood attack physically that caused to lessen the memory capability of a patient.

Example: Those believer who do not know how to arrange their schedule of commitment

     The Bible says "laying aside" means we need to remove it or put off those things

       Three times the word "all" was emphasized. And we should be sure that we are totally clean and we need to surrender all things that can infect our spiritual health.

     Listen to this, all those who become a newly born spiritual babies came to the point that they have strong desire for the spiritual milk because it was stated that "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,"- verse 2

     So do not say that you are used of attending a church only for morning service or evening service or Wednesday service.

     Desire, that is what makes the baby grow healthy spiritually.- verse 2 "that ye may grow thereby."

     The reason why there is a desire about the word of God is because they have tasted that the Lord is gracious according to verse 3 "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."

       How could it happen not to have a strong desire for the word of God if you tasted the graciousness of God. It was called "the Word of His grace"- Acts 20:32

       No one can live without the grace of God. Therefore, Christians cannot live by bread alone but by every Word that proceeded out from the mouth of God.- Matt 4:4

     Paul declared all the counsel of God (Acts 20:27) and advised all the elders in Ephesus to feed and be an overseer of the flocks( Acts 20:28) because there are some people who brings some infected diseases that can affect the spiritual health of the believers this both comes from outsider of the church and insider of the church- Acts 20:29-30.

Here are some helpful nutritious for our spiritual health:

1. milk- I Peter 2:2

2. sweeter than honey- Psalms 19:10

3. cleansing water- Ephesians 5:26

      It was so clear that the reason why many Christians defeated by trials or pressures in life is because they are not healthy spiritually. Why? Because they do not esteemed the Word of God more than their necessary food.

Example: Job in Job 23:12

     Strong food makes us healthy person, but in Hebrews 5:12 there are some believers who already done what need to be done but they swallow what they say and go back to the true reflection of who they are and that is they are baby and we need to teach them again and again.

II- HUNGRY

The Bible is clear man cannot live by physical food alone but by every spiritual food also.- Matthew 4:4

     Therefore it is clear that if we eat three times a day excluding some snacks in the morning and afternoon for our alive physical body it is obvious and expected for those who are alive spiritually to eat or take the Word of God many times within a single day.

     How could we live just by listening the message of the Pastor once a week and that is only in the morning service. Are you not hungry in the evening or Wednesday?

     The Psalmist says he love the Word of God and he meditate it all the day not half day.- Psalms 119:97. The problem is not the distant, not the schedule, not the program, not the preacher, but the love to the Word of God !!!

     When Christ ascended into heaven the disciples gathered together in one accord in prayer and scriptures (Acts 1:14,16) and they continued steadfastly (not occasionally or irregularity or inconsistently) in the apostles doctrine and fellowship (Acts 2:42) and they continuing daily (not Sunday only ) -Acts 2:46 That is the difference of the disciples of the past and the disciples of today.

     Today church members will get angry when you remind them of the evening service or Wednesday services or will think of some alibi to lie, or will just smile at you and ignore you, or will get nervous once you face them to remind them of other church services.

     The problem of today's Christians is not Pastor to preach, place of worship, persecution of government, provided vehicle, but no hungry for righteousness.-Matthew 5:6

     It is not only because a person is satisfied or enjoyed the meal but also because he/she is hungry why a person go back frequently and to the kitchen or the restaurant for food.

     Note: You will not go back in the evening service or Wednesday service unless you feel hungry during the evening service or Wednesday preaching.

     The reason why people get hungry for food to eat because it is already their schedule of time to eat for their stomach.

       Remember hungry people is a growing people.- I Peter 2:2

III- HAPPY