I have a Milk-Bone cookie jar on my desk. I keep it stocked with what must be the greatest tasting treats in the world because I will come into the room and find my lab sitting there staring at the jar. She is a good girl and has never violated the “No” command. I wish I could have said the same for me when I was small. One of the great things about being an adult is being able to raid the cookie jar anytime I want. As I settle in at my computer with her Milk-Bone jar within my reach I see a small stream of saliva starting to drip from the side of her beautiful face. I should so desire to spend time in God’s Word.
The psalmist puts me to shame and at the same time thrills me with such verses as “The entrance of thy words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.” “O how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.” And “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding.” Psalm 119
Should we want, desire, long for, crave, yearn for, pine for a deeper understanding of Scripture I wonder what our lives would become. Ephesians 2 speaks of God’s plans for us. Had we prepared more, studied more, learned more, what might He have been able to accomplish with us. Each time I give my dog a treat I should eat a verse.
Written by Roger Bothwell on November 1, 2011
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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