Read: Psalm 1:1-3; 119:97-104
Naomi couldn’t wait! Any minute now the bus would arrive to take her and her dad to the chocolate factory. “Do you think we’ll get to taste any chocolate?” she asked eagerly.
“I’m sure there will be some samples,” her father replied. “But don’t get too excited. We won’t eat more than a few bites, most likely.”
Naomi’s face fell. “Oh.” She sighed. “Can we buy some to take home then?”
Dad smiled. “Of course. I know your mom and Ethan would like some.”
Screech! The bus pulled up to the curb. Over the next two hours, Naomi and her dad toured the whole factory and saw how every machine worked. Finally, it was time for the samples. As they sat down and took their first nibbles of the tiny chocolate samples, Dad asked, “Did you do your devotions this morning?”
Naomi looked at the table. “No,” she admitted. “I was too excited about this!” She held up her last piece of chocolate before popping it into her mouth.
“Hmm,” Dad said. “That reminds me of something my dad told me when I was about your age. He said we should think of our devotion time as a tasty treat!”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” asked Naomi. “We can’t eat our Bibles!”
“No, but we can take in what we read and store it in our hearts and minds. Remember how excited you were to come here this morning? Well, how much more exciting is it that God speaks to us through His Word? That He loves us so much He sent Jesus to die for us so we could have a relationship with Him? And that He wants to spend time with us and help us remember His truth and promises?”
“Oh!” exclaimed Naomi. “Now I get it. The Bible is a gift from God. He loves us and wants us to know Him, and spending time with Him tastes good to our hearts!”
“Bingo!” Dad declared.
Naomi grinned. “Dad, when we get home, can we do devotions together?”
“Sounds like a plan!” Dad announced. “And maybe we can even eat some chocolate while we’re at it!”
–Katelyn Claggett
How about you? Have you ever gotten really excited about something? What about devotions—are you ever excited to read the Bible and spend time with God? We don’t usually think of devotions as exciting, but being able to have a relationship with God and hear Him speak to us is the most exciting thing of all! When you spend time with God reading the Bible, you’ll see how good His words taste to your heart and mind.
Today's key verse: How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 (NIV)
Today's key thought: Spend time with God
