Tuesday 19th January

Read Psalm 119:81-88

I wait for Your word.My eyes fail with longing for Your word…

Revive me according toYour lovingkindness, so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. (vv.81-82, 88)

The more your life is focused on the world, the less youwill desire to spend time in God’s word. On the other hand, the more your lifeis focused on the word of God, the more you will love to spend time in it.

DL Moody put it this way—he said, “Either this Book willkeep you from sin, or sin will keep you from this Book!”

One of the good ways to evaluate your spiritual health is toask yourself, “Do I love to spend time in God’s word, or do I avoid it as muchas possible?”

Learn to build your life around the word of God. When youwake up in the morning, read a passage of Scripture with your heart open toGod. Think about it during the day. Discuss it with your friends. Pray aboutwhat God is saying to you. Join a group of people who are studying the Bibletogether. Find someone who will be your scripture-memory buddy; memorise thesame passages as one another and check each other on them.

As you spend time in the Bible, you will come to love it andlook for more time to spend in it!