Monday, January 18

Psalm 119:1-2
Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.

Take a few moments to quiet your mind and heart before God; ask him to cleanse your heart form anything that would keep you from hearing his voice today.


1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Can you remember when you were introduced to God’s word? Was it at home with your parents? If so, how did your Mom or Dad make the Bible part of your life? Were you a child in Sunday School? Who were some of the Sunday School teachers who made the Bible come alive for you? If you were blessed to have been introduced to God’s word at an early age – thank God for that privilege and consider sending a note of thanks (if possible) to those special people!

When did you first begin to read or study the Bible on your own? Can you remember why you did so? Were you curious? Were you desperate? Did you do so out of some sense of guilt or obligation? Perhaps this is the first time you have tried! Notice that Peter says we are to “crave pure spiritual milk” – that is, we are to hunger for God’s word as newborns hunger for their mother’s milk. He is saying that without this desire for God’s word we will not grow healthy and strong. Ask God to cause your hunger for his word to grow stronger and stronger – so that you can grow in the way he desires.