"Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts." (Jer. 15:16)

A young lady, when asked to explain "devotional reading of the Bible," answered, "Yesterday morning I received a letter from one to whom I have given my heart and devoted my life. I freely confess to you that I have read that letter five times, not because I did not understand it at the first reading, nor because I expected to commend myself to the author by frequent reading of his epistle. It was not with me a question of duty, but simply one of pleasure. I read it because I am devoted to him who wrote it. To read the Bible with that motive is to read it devotionally, and to one who reads it in that spirit, it is indeed a love letter." (From Illustrations for Pulpit and Platform, by Aquila Webb, p. 51)

Let us read and study the Bible devotionally because we love the One who gave it to us.