Your soul food
When life is mostly comfortable, or our biggest concern is not wanting to be different to our friends, we can sometimes let our Bible gather dust. But when, excitingly, we see God moving in our lives and want to get as close to him as we possibly can, the Bible becomes indispensable. Or when tough times come, and we realise just how much we need God, his word can suddenly become a desperate need.
Jeremiah, in today's verse, puts huge value on God's Scriptures. 'Lord, you know what's happening to me. Please step in and help me ... It's for your sake that I am suffering. When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven's Armies' (Jeremiah 15:15-16 NLT). Do we feel like that about our Bible? Do we 'devour' it each day? Or, perhaps, have we lost passion for it over time?
The Scriptures are just as important to us today (and we have way more Scripture than Jeremiah had back then). God's word should still be our heart's delight. Whether we need his joy, peace, strength, stability, answers to prayers, even success, the Bible is still the best place to find answers.
So what now? What do you want for today? Deep stuff, stuff for your soul. Joy? Peace? Strength? God uses his word to grow these in you. Why not start using SoulFood to read through the Bible in a year - see below for detail.
— SCRIPTURE —
'Your words... were my joy and my heart's delight.' Jeremiah 15:16 NIV
— SOULFOOD —
Deut 22-24, Matt 9:1-13, Ps 44:9-16, Pro 12:10-11
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