Today’s scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3
I asked Jesus to come into my heart when I was six, and as a child, I loved God’s Word. While I’m not sure I would have described myself as “longing” for His Word, I remember reading and memorizing scriptures with joy.
Then came my twenty-year rebellion. As my path meandered, times when I wanted nothing to do with God intersected with moments I desired nothing more than to find Him again.
I recommitted my life to Jesus in September of 1993, and for a while, I was content just knowing I was back in the fold. Praise God, that contentment didn’t last. About five years into my renewed relationship, I realized I needed more. If I was going to become the woman God desired me to be, if I was going to “grow in respect to salvation,” I needed really know God’s Word. I needed to meditate and study and respond.
I needed to long for it.
In the last 23 years, I still experienced seasons where that longing was suppressed—usually by my own selfishness or pride. But for quite a while now, I seek to spend time in God’s Word daily. And I find myself missing that time when I neglect it. I recognize such weakness in me that if I don’t take this crucial time, I tend to falter.
I’ve “tasted the kindness of the Lord,” and the least I can do is make time for Him, in prayer and enjoying the “pure milk” of the gift of my Father’s Word.
I pray for you, my friend. Long for the Word of your Father. Grow in Him. Be grateful to Him.
I asked Jesus to come into my heart when I was six, and as a child, I loved God’s Word. While I’m not sure I would have described myself as “longing” for His Word, I remember reading and memorizing scriptures with joy.
Then came my twenty-year rebellion. As my path meandered, times when I wanted nothing to do with God intersected with moments I desired nothing more than to find Him again.
I recommitted my life to Jesus in September of 1993, and for a while, I was content just knowing I was back in the fold. Praise God, that contentment didn’t last. About five years into my renewed relationship, I realized I needed more. If I was going to become the woman God desired me to be, if I was going to “grow in respect to salvation,” I needed really know God’s Word. I needed to meditate and study and respond.
I needed to long for it.
In the last 23 years, I still experienced seasons where that longing was suppressed—usually by my own selfishness or pride. But for quite a while now, I seek to spend time in God’s Word daily. And I find myself missing that time when I neglect it. I recognize such weakness in me that if I don’t take this crucial time, I tend to falter.
I’ve “tasted the kindness of the Lord,” and the least I can do is make time for Him, in prayer and enjoying the “pure milk” of the gift of my Father’s Word.
I pray for you, my friend. Long for the Word of your Father. Grow in Him. Be grateful to Him.
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