"How
sweet are your words to my taste." Psalm 119:03
Christianity cannot ever be reduced to an
itemized list of Do's and Don'ts. It isn't a matter of what we can
sacrifice. The Word of God explains that "obedience is better than
sacrifice.” (1 Sam. 15:22) It is a
matter of what we take pleasure in, what we truly love, or simply, what tastes
good to us.
When Jesus came to the world, humanity was seemingly irreparably
split into two camps, based solely on what they loved. The Light came into this world because
man over time developed a taste for darkness to the neglect of all things
light. (John 3:19). Those seeking to
live the right way (the righteous) and the wicked were separated simply by what
they took pleasure in. Some actively
sought the revelation of God while many others actively chose the ways of the world.
If you are reading this blog post and asking yourself and/or God
exactly how you can consistently find gratification in the Word of God and
wholly desire the plan of God for your life. My response to you would be to
continue your conversation with God in prayer, and ask for new taste buds on
the ‘tongue’ of your heart and soul (mind, will, emotions). Secondly, delve wholeheartedly into the Word
of God and convince yourself of all of the great promises God has made to His
people. By focusing on the massive ‘spiritual
feast’ that God has laid before each of us it will surely change our
appetites.
Let me be clear, not one of us naturally has an appetite for the
things of God. (Rom. 3:23) The miraculous
work of God is that the more we spend quality time with Him and seek to gain
the wisdom of God through His Word, those things that we used to do simply won’t
satisfy us anymore.
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