Words are very precious to me. I
love to write, I love to learn new words and use them, and I love to read God's
Word. Last night, I inadvertently deleted several posts I had written for my
blog.
I was devastated. I backed up my
files four days before this, but I had a writing spurt between then and the
catastrophe and the Holy Spirit helped me to write some inspired words. All
lost.
I called my sons and between
them, they did their best to recover my precious words. The files did not go to
the recycle bin. My computer just wiped them
out.
I also lost the Google Talk phone
capability on my computer. This made me realize that if I felt this loss so
deeply, I will be devastated if I ever lost the Word of God through persecution
of the church in America.
At my age, I do not have a good
memory anymore. Much of the Bible, which I memorized in the past is no longer
in my conscious mind. I will not be able to fall back on that if the precious
Word of God is taken from us.
Therefore, I purposed in my heart
that I will go back to the verses that I could once recall at will and refresh
my memory every night, because those words are stored in my subconscious mind.
As I reread them, I am easily
recalling them into my conscious mind. Many of them were set to music by
friends in my past, which makes it easier to remember them.
I want to make God's Word a
priority in my life, so if we ever lose the written Word, my spirit and soul can
find nourishment from the Words I hid in my heart (Psalm 119:11).
Prayer:
Father God, let us never take
Your Word for granted. Our freedoms in America over all of these years lulled
us into a sense of security that is no longer guaranteed. Many other countries
across the globe lost their freedoms in small increments over time and we are
losing them also. There is not a Christian nation left in our world today.
We look forward to Christ's
imminent return; but if You tarry any longer, America may fall into enemy hands
and we may lose our hard won freedoms. Help us to hide Your Word in our hearts
so that it will sustain us in our times of trials now and in the future.
Thought for the Day:
The Word of God speaks to our
spirit and soul like no other words we could ever read or hear; it sustains us
through every trial.
- Psalm 119:116
