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."'"

God's Word is like food.  How many times do you feed your physical body every day?  Three times with snacks in between?

In the same way, we must be feeding our spiritual bodies at least three times a day, with "snacks" in between.  God's Word should be something that we think about often, in the same way that we think about food.

We also keep an ample supply of food around the house.  So too should we have easy access to God's Word wherever we go.

How long should we read for?  Well, how long do you eat for?  My family's meal usually lasts for 20-30 minutes, with talking around the table afterward.  Likewise, the actual reading should be followed up by prayer with our Father.

Let us learn these lessons from the way that we eat, and apply them to the way that we taste of the Bread of Life and living water.