READ: 2 Timothy 3:14-17
CONSIDER HOW I LOVE THY PRECEPTS: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Psalm 119:159
The way you love the Word reveals how you love God. You must always consider how much a person loves the Word.
Loving the Lord includes loving the hard parts of His Word. There are nice parts of the word of God. There are prophecies that predict nice things to us. There are promises of greatness, of victory and of salvation. There are scriptures that sound too good to be true. These ones are easy to love. At that point people shout “Amen”, “Hallelujah” and jump to their feet. I can assure you that there is a lot in the word of God that will make you shout and scream, “I receive it!”
If you love the Lord, you will love all these: the doctrine of His Word, the rebukes of His Word, the reproofs of His Word, the correction of His Word, the instructions of His Word: 2 Timothy 3:16).
Perhaps, the greatest revelation of your character is your ability to receive the hard parts of the word of God. As the years go by, you will find out that the harder parts are probably more important than the nice and easy prophecies of good things. People want to hear good things! It is called “itching ears”.
If you were fed on a diet of lollipops, sweets, sugar and honey, you would not be healthy. They may be nice for the moment but with time you will find yourself going to the dentist all the time and you will develop obesity and other health problems. You may have been angry with your mother for insisting that you eat vegetables and other healthier foods.
Make sure you love every aspect of the Word so that you can grow up healthy and strong in Jesus.