"But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night." (Psalm 1:2) "I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food." (Job 23:12)

Before refrigerators, people used ice houses to preserve their food. Ice houses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitted door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the ice houses, and covered with sawdust. Often, the ice would last well into the summer.

On one occasion, while working in an ice house, a man lost a valuable watch. He searched diligently for it, carefully raking through the sawdust, but didn't find it. His fellow workers also looked, but their efforts, too, proved futile. A small boy who heard about the fruitless search slipped into the ice house during the noon hour and soon emerged with the watch. Amazed, the men asked him how he found it. "I closed the door," the boy replied, "lay down in the sawdust, and kept very still. Soon I heard the watch ticking." (From James Hamilton)

The question is not whether God is speaking to us through His word, but whether we are still and quiet enough to hear Him. Let us not be so choked by the cares, riches, and pleasures of this life that we no longer hear His voice.