When hiking the Appalachian Trail the hiker is burning calories at a tremendous rate. When coupled with the fact that the hiker can only carry a small amount of food with him, the hiker is always looking for the next town, restaurant, hostel or anywhere else he can buy a meal. Hikers love to find buffet’s where they can eat as much as they want. The hiker is often surprised at how much more they can eat now at a single meal than they ever would have eaten before. They refer to this appetite as ‘hiker hunger’.
In the Christian life we are supposed to be “hungering and thirsting after righteousness”. Too often it seems the Christian is nibbling at the Word of God or sampling at the truth. The Christian should have ‘hiker hunger’ – a strong, unabated desire for the truth of God’s Word. There should be a deep seated hunger to learn more, hear more and study more about God. Christians don’t have a hiker hunger for God because they have become couch potatoes for God. We are content to nibble and snack here or there. It’s time we get hungry for truth and righteousness!
