My Soul Wants...

Isaiah 26:9  My soul wants to be with you at night, and my spirit wants to be with you at the dawn of every day.

At Bible study last night we talked about things we put before Jesus.  We talked about the many things we all do instead of picking up our Bibles.  We kept coming back to the Bible, in my opinion, because it is the hardest to tackle.  You can sing songs to God while doing something else at the same time.  You can pray and be working with your hands.  But to "get" the Bible you (presumably) have to give it your full attention.

I always want to give it my full attention.  I want God to speak to me through it.  I want Him to have my full attention.  And sometimes I let it sit there on my table because I don't think I can give Him my full attention.  But isn't He God?  Can't He use any moment we are willing to give Him?  I sometimes actually think that it is when I am not expecting Him to give me "a word," to show me something through His Word, that He does just that.

So this morning, I am reading my Bible.  I want to hurry because I need to shower before Thomas wakes up.  And then, boom.  In my hurry, there is the reminder:  this verse from Isaiah.  I do long to be with you God.  My spirit is only fulfilled when I am aware of You, when I am living out my love for You, when I give You even the smallest spare moment of time, You are there.  You will speak to me, and remind me that You love me.  You remind me that You are always there, every moment from the first moment of light till the last moment of night.

Help me God, this day, to be with You, to show my love and worship and devotion to You.  That is what I want for all the days of my life.  If I am doing that, everything else will fall into place because my love for You will rule my life and how I love every other person in it.  My love for You will rule what I choose to give my time to and what my attitude is in every moment.  Lord, help me to let Your love rule.