By Connilyn Cossette & Anonymous [Edited]
Has the Word lost its sweetness to you? Here are some ways you can
stir up your appetite:
1) Instead of reading the Word for the sake of knowledge, or to
prove a theological point — read it as a love letter from the God
of the Universe to you.
2) Ask the Father to give you a new appetite for his Word, to make
it come alive to you in a fresh new way, and show you how Jesus is
written in every chapter from Genesis to Revelation.
3) Slow down, take it in a chapter or even a verse at a time;
savor the Word like you would a delicious dessert.
4) Go back to the beginning, start with Genesis, look for evidence
of God’s grace in each chapter.
5) Read it like a child, with the eyes of simple belief. Read the
Word for what it actually says and not what you have been told.
6) Ask the Holy Spirit to show you new things that you’ve never
seen before. You’ll be surprised what jumps out at you when you go
searching.
7) Don't get caught up in commentaries or what some other people
say the Word is saying but rather let the Lord speak to you
through the Word itself.
Taste and see that God’s Word is “…more precious than gold, than
much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the
honeycomb. (Psalm 19:10)
Thought for Today
"[Even if all I did was study the Scriptures and] nothing else,
from boyhood to decrepit old age, with the utmost leisure, the
most unwearied zeal, and with talents greater than I possess, I
would still be making progress in discovering their treasures." -
St. Augustine
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