Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. | ||
| Jeremiah 15:16 | ||
| In contrast to the rejection he felt from the people around him, Jeremiah speaks of the joy that God’s Word produced within him. For years, the Law was lost. There was no copy of God’s Word in all of Judah. When a copy was discovered - perhaps even by his own father (2 Kings 22:8) - Jeremiah had an insatiable appetite to take it in. Job felt the same way. Even though he, too, went through some incredibly heavy times, he prioritized the Word even above physical food (Job 23:12). “Man shall not live by bread alone,” Jesus said, “but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (see Matthew 4:4). If it comes down to a choice, do we have morning devotions with the Lord or do we have breakfast instead? Somehow, we always find time to eat, but my prayer is that we would be like Jeremiah and Job and reach for the Word before we reach for the Wheaties. Pastor Jon Courson | ||
