Devotional for Thursday June 12th

Our theme for this month: “Taking care of your soul.”

Our Bible verse for today: “For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.” Proverbs 2:10 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “It feels good to learn something new about God.”

Doesn’t it make you feel good to learn something new – especially if the new thing you learned gives you some deeper insight into God and His ways? There’s an “ah ha …” moment. With it you get a little flush of satisfaction, and you’re happy with yourself because you just learned a new thing about something that’s important to you. Somehow it just feels good and right and warm, and there’s a deep seated sense of contentment. That’s your soul purring like a kitten. It’s happy and content.

One of the things I love about being a preacher and Bible teacher is the privilege of sharing insights about God with people who are eager to learn them. There’s nothing more satisfying and encouraging for me than to see the light bulb go on in other people, their faces light up, there is brief moment of wonder and discovery, and then you see that look of satisfaction and accomplishment. I can hear the purring from the pulpit.

In Proverbs 2:10 Solomon said such knowledge is pleasant for the soul. That’s an understatement. He was being coy. In the Bible the term “heart” refers to the center of knowledge, wisdom, and reason, and it is also the reservoir of emotions. The word “pleasant” means delightful and enjoyable. Synonyms include words like pleasing, pleasurable, gratifying, satisfying, delicious, nice, and good. I don’t know about you, but I like it when my soul is feeling that way.

Solomon’s point here is that when it comes to the care and feeding of the soul, learning new things about God is a wonderful source of nourishment. Like that purring kitchen that is relaxed, happy, and content because it just enjoyed a good meal, so too your soul will be well-fed and happy when you apply yourself to learning new things about God.

I encourage you to apply yourself to the study of the God’s Word today. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal new truths and insights to you. It feels good to learn new things about God and it makes your soul happy and healthy.

God Bless,