RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Bible in one year: Jeremiah 21-23

Memorise: How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalms 119:103

Read: Psalms 119:97-104

Another mark for identifying the righteous is how he or she loves the Word of God. Psalms 119:97 says:

The Bible is the authentic manual of righteousness. Every righteous person loves the Word of God genuinely. The Psalmist says he loves it so much that he thinks on it daily. In Joshua 1:8, we are instructed to meditate on God’s Word day and night – this covers both the Written Word – the Bible as well as the Spoken Word -some prophetic words the Lord has personally given to you. Do you know that the more you read, study and meditate on them, the more you see them actualised in your life and situation? While believers generally study the Bible and meditate on them so as to be successful, the righteous read, study, meditate, memorise and obey God’s Word because of their love for God. They do not read their Bibles in the morning just because someone will ask: ”Did you read your Bible this morning?” They read it because it is their Lover’s love letter. Married couples know how they often times read again the love letters their spouse wrote to them while in courtship. When distressed, confused and unhappy, they will go and search for those letters and read them. Some will almost study the letters, while others will read it over to themselves until they forgot their difficulties.

The Bible is God’s love letter to you. How often do you read it? The Psalmist says this love letter is so sweet to his spiritual taste buds that it is sweeter than honey to his mouth. If God’s Word is not as sweet to your mouth, it is doubtful if you are righteous. The Psalmist also loved God’s Word so much that he experientially discovered it gives great peace to those that read it and it insures them against offences (Psalms 119:164-168). How much do you love God’s Word? To what extent does the Bible guide your daily living? Ask God for grace to love His Word more than what you love most.

Lord, from today, Let Your Word be sweeter than honey to my taste buds.