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“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12 (NKJV)

Who doesn’t love the luscious taste of ice cream piled high with favorite toppings, their favorite entrée, or munchies? Some eat only what is healthy for them, while others have a tendency to over-indulge on anything that brings satisfaction to their hunger pangs.  Some desire just to have that tasty morsel that looks so good! Unless we go on missions trips often, we have a hard time identifying with those who never have enough to eat.

Do we desire God’s Word more than the food we eat? Job stated that he did, and he was one of the few people whom God pronounced as blameless in His sight! Oh, how I wish that were me! Can you imagine what it would be like to have on your tombstone, “Blameless In the Eyes of God?” Job may sound proud as he lists his life actions prior to the days of mourning over the many crises he was enduring, but if we could have seen his ‘body language’ and heard his tone of voice, perhaps he was actually doing a self-examination. He listed all the things he had done—feeding the poor, clothing them,  and good works—trying to discover why God seemed to have turned His back on him. We, like Job, ask that eternal “why” often when we are in the midst of heavy, dark trials.  However, we need to rest in God’s promise that if we hunger and thirst after righteousness as we do our food, we will be filled. That should bless our hearts each day!

“Father, thank You for filling us with everything we need! Create in us a hunger for Your Word so that it becomes the very first necessity of our lives each day. Teach us to love You more and more!”

For His Glory

Sandy Day
TRBC Women’s Life