I've written about the Word of God before, and I know I will write about it several more times this year. The truth and power of Scripture has been on my mind and heart this week. I love how God just pours truth upon you from every direction when He is trying to reveal more of Himself to you and grow you in your love for Him. Sadly, I often treat Scripture rather flippantly or take for granted the many copies at my fingertips at any given moment. Monday's morning reading in Taste and See by John Piper challenged me to feast on the Word of God. He states, "Faith feeds on the word of God. Without a steady diet it gets weaker and weaker. If you are dissatisfied with your Christian courage and joy and purity of heart, check the way you are feeding your faith.....Now the effect of starving your faith is that faith starves. Not hard to understand. And when faith is starving, it is weak and not able to do much. It has a hard time trusting God and worshiping and rejoicing and resisting sin. It is gasping and stumbling." He tells us to feed our faith with the constant knowledge of the Word of God. Start your day with it, end your day with it and take some point of truth from those readings to put in your mind and on your tongue throughout the day. (http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/taste-see-articles/please-feed-me-more) This is such a simple concept, but somehow I have always made Scripture memory some enormous mountain that I keep slipping down. I was encouraged to think of hiding just a part, perhaps just one verse, from my morning reading to be with me throughout the day. Instead of turning it into some sort of intense scripture memory program or feeling the need to have everyone hold me accountable, I could simply feed on His Word in the morning and keep it with me throughout the day. Feasting again the next morning on another inspired truth. This is working with my children as well as we take a portion of morning devotions to be with us throughout our day. The next blast of truth about the importance of the Word came in a history lesson with my girls. We read about the Scottish Covenanters and their martyrdom for the truth of Christ. We read story after story of how the blessed souls spoke the Word of God as their last words on earth whether in hanging, burning or drowning. How vital that my heart, soul and mind be saturated with the words of His Truth! Of course, I'm always encouraged in mid-week Bible study as women gather from all walks of life to read and discuss Scripture. It is amazing and encouraging to me to hear how the same truth in Scripture penetrates each of His children in different ways but always for their good and His glory. And today again, I am just so thankful to be able to read the words of the passion week to my children. To have the amazing gift of the words of Christ spoken in the days before His death and resurrection. Lord, please break my heart when I ignore your precious Word and bring me to my knees in need of feasting on your Truth daily.
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