Digging Deeper

  May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Oh Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. -Psalm 19:14 (NIV) 

   They say we are what we eat, so foods high in vitamins and good nutrients will keep you healthy and vibrant, while junk foods with poor nutritional value make you sluggish and weak.

   I believe the same works in our spiritual life. Feast on God’s words. Take in the living bread and you grow strong and healthy. Neglect it and weakness steals in and robs you of true life.

    Life is messy. Tough times are a very real part of it. We are under the enemies attack every day. There is only one way to win, one way to victory. That is through Jesus Christ. He is the way the truth and the life. Anything else is a fraud and offers no spiritual nutrition. God left us with His word. He has protected it down through the ages keeping it safe and undefiled though man has tried to eradicate it by burning it, banning it, persecuting, even killing those who owned it. But God brought it safely through and will continue to until He comes again.

    Now wouldn’t you think as Christ followers we would realize the treasures we hold in our hands? Shouldn’t it be our first priority each day?

    When we are married and place that wedding band on each other’s fingers we care for it because it represents a very precious relationship. We wear it openly; even admire it.

    Isn’t God’s word more precious? It is His promise, His sacred written love letter to us. It represents the greatest relationship we’ll ever have. Don’t you think His word should be our food for thought? Shouldn’t we be putting more time into memorizing His love letter to us, than the latest stock market numbers, or the greatest batting average? I challenge you to meditate on His teachings so the words of your mouth and the meditation of your heart would be pleasing to Him.

 Scripture Reading : Psalm 4:4

Father, forgive us for putting more importance in useless trivia than in meditating and memorizing the words of Your heart.

by: Becky Hutzel