What makes a great book? What comes to mind when you think about books you enjoy? Is it because it gives you some information you didn’t have, was it entertaining, or enjoyable? Or maybe because it is challenging, or made you feel satisfied? One night after reading a chapter of a book I was enjoying the answer came to me. A good book makes me hungry, not satisfied. A good book is like salt, which brings about a thirst for more. A good Christian book is one that gives me a hunger for God, not just satisfaction. Think about this, why is sin so appealing, or why do we desire it so much? Is it satisfying, no, matter of fact it is quite the opposite. Sin creates in us a hunger for more; a desire to seek out what craving it creates in us. While it satisfies for a moment, it hooks us for more because it brings about a hunger for more. The same is true about a good book, it shouldn’t satisfy us, because if it does than we will be filled by its content. What it should do is bring about a hunger and thirst for God. It should be like salt to our souls, showing us what we truly need, and that is God. It should develop a craving for God and His Word. So if you had to pick from one of the two when it comes to your relationship with God, which one would it be, hungry for God or satisfied?
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