Charles Spurgeon Commentary Deuteronomy 8:10

"And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee." — Deuteronomy 8:10 (ASV)

When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.

He permits you to eat, not to satiety, but you may eat and be full; only ensure you are not so full that you cannot always bless His name. Do not be afraid of holy joy. Eat and be full of it, only let it never turn your heart away from Him who gives you the joy.

On the contrary, bless your God for the good land, which He has given you. It is said that, in olden times, pious Jews always blessed God before they ate, and always blessed God after they ate.

They blessed God for the fragrance of the flower whenever they smelled it. Whenever they drank a cup of water, they blessed the Lord who gave them drink out of the rock in the desert.

Oh, that we were always full of praises of God! Then it would not hurt us to be full of meat; but if we get full of meat, and are empty of praises, this is harmful indeed.

When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which he has given you.

God permits his people to eat and to be full; but, when they are full, they must take care that they do not become proud, and that they do not begin to attribute their prosperity to themselves.