I cherish words more than any other aspect of life on this earth. I love my husband and family, pets, flower garden that feeds pollinators, and the Body of Christ, but I thoroughly enjoy writing and learning new words and using them.
I also love God’s Word and delve into it throughout the day and night. I will be devastated if I ever lost the Word of God through persecution of the church in America. That is why I hide His Word in my heart, usually not word-for-word, but the gist of favorite verses is committed to my memory.
Many of the verses I know were set to music in my past by Christian brothers and sisters, 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).
As I type out the posts for my blog, I save the document after each sentence. In the past, I experienced the catastrophe of losing inspired words from the Lord, simply because I forgot to save them before some mishap caused me to lose them all. As they say, “Once burnt, twice smart.”
Using words of profanity or continually voicing negative words may express the emotions in our soul, or they make us feel like we fit in to the culture around us, but they often grate on the ears of those who must hear them.
If we follow the advice of Philippians 4:8, we will think with and use words that are factual, decent, unbiased, wholesome, worthy of praise, divine, encouraging, and admirable. This allows joy to fill our heart, and we reap benefits in our spirit, soul, and even our body.
Prayer:
Father God, let us never take Your Word for granted. Our freedoms in America over all 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, including the USA.
We look forward to Christ's imminent return; but if You tarry any longer, America may fall into ungodly hands, and we may lose our hard-won freedoms. Help us to hide Your Word in our heart so that it will sustain us in our times of trials now and in the future. We totally surrender our life to You, and we maintain our faith in Your faithfulness today and always.
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, strengthens our heart, encourages and comforts us, builds up our faith, and gives life to our spirit, soul and body.
- Psalm 119:116; Hebrews 4:12-13
