“When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies” (Jeremiah 15:16 NLT).

THOSE WHO BEAR THE NAME REJOICE IN THE WORD!

The prophet Jeremiah didn’t just hear God’s Word, he internalized it. He devoured God’s Word as a man whose soul was famished for God. In spite of those who persecuted him for believing and proclaiming God’s Word, his heart rejoiced in receiving it.

The Bible is food to those who bear His Name. His Word is real spiritual nourishment. Its promises encourage and bring joy, filling our heart’s with delight. Its admonitions convict us and move us to yield to the Spirit’s correction and empowering.

Those who bear the Name rejoice in the Word!

PRAYER: Dear Father, we love Your Word. It is food to our hungry souls. As we read it and study it, may Your Spirit use it to transform our thinking, so that we have the mind of Christ. And may You bring it to our mind to proclaim it to others today. In Jesus’ name, amen.