We once had a dog. His favorite place was standing next to you in the kitchen. To get any closer he would need to be strapped to our legs with duct tape. If you moved, you were in danger of tripping over him. The minute he knew you were anywhere near the major appliances, he would stop what he was doing and head there. Nothing else was important to him except getting what might fall from the counter. No matter that he had eaten only 5 minutes before—he was ready.

Of course, we could pretend that our dog rushed to our side out of love or loyalty, but we knew that wasn’t true. He was thinking only of his stomach, which he did with great regularity. But what if we treasured God’s Word more than our daily food? Imagine reading it and searching for things to change in our lives; of being so eager to hear His commands that we would drop our inconsequential will in a minute and replace it with His. Visualize being so hungry for His Words that when we read them, we hoarded and hid them in our hearts like a cherished treasure. We can ask Him to give us that kind of longing.

Job 23:12, John 6:38