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LONGING FOR GOD’S WORD
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Psalm 119:129-131

1 Peter 2:1-3

 

“As newborn babes, desire the
sincere milk of the word,

that ye may grow thereby…”

 

LONGING FOR GOD’S WORD
 
Moses told the people of Israel in Deuteronomy 8:3, “And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.” Every child of God hungers for spiritual food. He longs for the Word to be fed and filled.
 
For it is wonderful: The testimonies of God’s Word are wonderful. Consider the life of Abraham, how miraculous it was that Isaac was given to Abraham! In the life of Moses, we see the great miracles that he performed. Not to mention the lives of Joshua, of David, and many good kings, and even more so, the prophets like Elijah and Elisha. Their lives as recorded in the Old Testament are worth longing for. The New Testament also tells us of our great Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. Believers, young and old, must have the hunger and thirst for the Word. Its testimonies warm the heart of the psalmist to keep them.
 
For it giveth light: Light is very important. One can imagine walking on a very dark path during the night. Without any light, it is very difficult. It is easy to stumble and crash into objects. Life is impossible without light. Plants will not grow, and the whole ecological cycle is broken. No one can survive without light. Likewise for the spiritual life. It is equated with light, and therefore there is no spiritual life without light, and vice versa. This spiritual light refers to the truth of God’s Word. This brings us to the conclusion that there is no spiritual life without the Word of God. Thus, every spiritually born-again believer essentially requires the Word. It gives him understanding to fulfil the will of God in his life.
 
Dear reader, do you long for the Word of God? Do you sense the need to read and meditate on the Word of God daily in your life? Do you hunger and thirst after the Word even when the busyness of life takes up most of your time? Have you noticed that you are prone to wander from God when you have not opened your Bible to feed upon God’s Word?
 
THOUGHT: Do I long to read and meditate upon God’s Word daily?

PRAYER: Father, create in me the hunger and thirst for Thy Word.

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