Loving God's Law

Scripture:

Nehemiah 8:3  "He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, Women and others who could understand.  And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law".

Observation:

After the walls and gates had been rebuilt, they asked Ezra to come and read the Law to them and to help them re-establish their relationship with God and to restore their worship. They had been exiles for a long time and hadn't heard the Law in many years.  This verse says that Ezra read the Law from daybreak till noon and "all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law".

Application:

Today, if we talk about reading the Law of God, people don't want to do it.  It is like pulling teeth to get God's people to read Leviticus or Numbers.  We need to love all of God's word and eat from it every day with joy.  God's word is life to our bones and health to our spirits.  May we see the day again when God's people will listen attentively to the Law of God.

Prayer:

Father, let me have a new hunger for your word.  Help me to long for it and to be attentive to it.  Help me not rush through my morning devotions, but to truly seek You and read Your word attentively.

Your Son,
Jeff