Marie’s daily verse: 

 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying (Romans 12:12).

DAILY DEVOTION, May 3, 2024

How sweet your word is to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth (Psalm 119:103, CSB).

The Psalmist describes what it feels like to read and study God’s Word. He compares it to the taste of honey and says God’s Word is even sweeter than honey. To make it fit modern life, I might say reading the Bible brings more sweetness into my life than eating a hot fudge sundae!

The Psalmist uses figurative language to state a simple truth. Reading God’s Word is a wonderful experience. It is better than eating something sweet. God’s truth has made a deep impression on the author. I have some maturing to do as I thought about this verse. Do I have this high view of the Bible? Are the truths found therein sweeter to me than a hot fudge sundae?

As we read the Bible with open minds and hearts, receiving the truths gladly contained in that unique book, those truths become more precious to us than honey or anything else! The more we read and study, the sweeter it becomes.

Yes, there are Old Testament books that are not very sweet to us (think Numbers), but there is also much wisdom and beauty to be found in the Old Testament. However, I find line after line of the New Testament filled with beautiful truths, satisfying to my taste buds.

Father, sometimes I find reading the Bible to be tedious. Forgive me, for I know the problem is with me and not with Your Word. I want to experience what the Psalmist experienced, the sweetness of Your Word. Open my eyes to see the wondrous things revealed in Your Book. I ask this in the name of Jesus, my Savior, Amen.