Loving God's Word

DAILY BIBLE READING:

2 Samuel 14:1–15:22 
John 18:1-24 
Psalm 119:97-112 
Proverbs 16:8-9

BIBLE VERSE(S) FOR TODAY:

Psalm 119:103-104 (CSB) "How sweet your word is to my taste - sweeter than honey in my mouth. I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every false way."

REFLECTIONS ON TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE(S):

The Psalmist didn't read God's Word because he had to. He read it because he wanted to. It was "sweeter than honey in (his) mouth."

And as a result of spending time reading and meditating on God's Word, he "gain(ed) understanding" and "hate(d) every false way." He became more astute in how he thought about life and he despised what he understood to be sin.

So, the Word of God was a catalyst in the Psalmist's life to develop wisdom and a distaste for sin. And he spent much time in it because he loved reading and meditating on God's Word.

Friend, do you enjoy your time in God's Word? Is it as enjoyable to you as a sweet dessert? If you don't enjoy your time in the Bible, you won't spend sufficient time in it and you won't benefit from your exposure to it.

Why not ask God to give you a hunger for His Word today. Then take your responsibility seriously by spending time reading it, thinking deeply about it, and looking for ways to apply it.

Oftentimes, our appetite will increase as we spend more time at the supper table.