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Verses in Italics Below. (Psa. 63:1 / Psa. 119:28 / Isaiah
50:4 / Matt. 11:28 / Heb. 12:3 / Gal. 6:9)
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
(This person knows God and is still having difficult times! Sound
familiar?) My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to
your word. (Hmmm ... the words of God are like water for the thirsty
soul.)
The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the
word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my
ear to listen like one being taught. (Not only are God's words
nourishment to our souls, but He will use us to nourish others as well
with His words.)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you
rest." (Who does Jesus think He is, the Word of God or something?)
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you
will not grow weary and lose heart. (Looks like Jesus is the word
made flesh, and we are to think hard about how He found nourishment from
God's words when things got difficult.) Let us not become weary in
doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not
give up. (There is a reward for feeding on God's word -- as if it
weren't enough of a reward in itself!)
eDevotions written by Mike Sares. © 2005. |
