The Word of God is so sweet to the human soul. But we must pick it up ourselves and ingest it ourselves.
"My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the drippings of honeycomb are sweet to your taste. So shall you know skillful and godly Wisdom to be to your life; if you find it, then shall there be a future and a reward, and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off." Proverbs 24:13-14, Amplified
Most of us seem to think that the reading of the Word, or even just developing a devotional time with the Lord is so much work. But what Solomon is saying here is that if we just take the time, we would find it to be much different than we imagined it would be. As we begin to take those little bites of the Word everyday, we might just find it is like the sweetness of the honeycomb. And as we begin to take those little bites everyday, we might just become hungry for more. And as we begin to take those little bites everyday, we might just graduate to a full blown meal.
The only way one can receive a reward is to finish something or even accomplish a task. I am not suggesting that going to is in the hand of the Christian, but how are we to hear the voice of our Father? Even from a human stand point, it takes two to have a conversation. It isn't much of a conversation if there is only one participant. Our relationship is no different with the Lord. Prayer is how we speak to Him and the Word is how He speaks to us. As we read more and more everyday, His voice becomes more distinct and familiar to us, our relationship becomes even stronger with Him. Read your Bible and pray everyday.
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