Hunger for God’s Word

 Scripture:

“They remained standing in place for three hours while the Book of the Law of the Lord their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God.” ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭9‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

This passage stands out to me because, when they found the book of the Law, they stood for three hours while it was read and explained, then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord. They had returned to the land they were exiled from for 70 years. This generation didn’t grow up in the synagogue or Temple, yet when they heard the Word of God, they honored it, and responded to it.

Application:

When we hear the Word of God, we must read it as if our lives depended on it. We should appreciate the Word we take for granted. We should honor God’s word with great reverence. Personally, I need to go deeper in God’s Word. I want to know more and understand more. I want to have the same respect for God’s Word that would make a people stand for three hours to listen to it, then repent for three more hours.

Prayer:

Father, make me sensitive to Your word. Let me never take it for granted, but appreciate it, read it, and live by it. Let me truly hunger for Your Word. Let Bible reading and study not be a discipline, but a deep desire to know You more. Show me Your ways and teach me Your paths. Guide me through your Word and Spirit. I let Your Word come alive in my life and change me with it.

Yours,

Jeff