Proverbs 16:26 - Homilies By E. Johnson

The blessing of hunger

I. AT BOTTOM , HUNGER , THE NEED OF BREAD , IS THE GREAT STING AND GOAD TO ALL EXERTION , TO USEFUL ACTIVITY IN GENERAL .

II. HENCE HUNGER IS THE HELPER OF OUR TOIL . And we may thank God for every stimulus to do our best. Have not the best things been done for the world in every department by poor men?

III. AS APPLIED TO RELIGION , IT IS THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL WHICH PROMPTS US TO SEEK FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS ; the emptiness of other joys which sends us to the feast of the gospel. Through toil and trouble, the worst unrest and distress can alone be overcome.—J.