The fact we now enjoy the vegetables we hated as children shows that as we mature we can cultivate a taste for healthy, life-giving food. And since the Bible is soul food, you can cultivate a taste for that too.
But the unexpressed secret is that many people find the Bible boring. This is quite a recent problem - and a serious one. 'Ancient Greek, the language of the New Testament, has no specific word for boredom. The word didn't acquire its current meaning in English until the last few centuries. When we consider the ancient world - no television, internet, movies and virtually no books - we're inclined to think how boring it must have been. But the ancients weren't bored'.
We're the generation that gets bored, because capacity to focus our attention and delight our minds in prolonged thought has been diminished by dependency on external stimuli. We have too many tempting alternatives. That's why becoming a faithful Bible reader begins as a discipline, continues as a duty, and finally becomes a delight. 'How sweet are your words...sweeter than honey to my mouth' (Psalm 119:103 NIV)! And that can be your experience, too, when it comes to reading God's word. You just need to get serious about it.
I pray the Lord give us the grace to delight in his words continually in spite of all distractions in Jesus name.
Good Morning and do have a wonderful weekend.
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