Artists try out various materials and techniques to better express their thoughts and feelings. Musicians practice their music one beat at a time, one note at a time, in order to memorize and perfect a new song. Architects and engineers study and apply complex calculations in order to plan and build safe constructions.

We invest time and thought in all of these things in order to become good at them.

King David wanted to get to know God better. He knew that God’s Word is important for this. He understood that the holy Scriptures helped him to understand how to live without hurting other people and without turning his back on God. Day after day, he invested his time in getting to know God better.

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

Psalm 119:15

We can also learn from this valuable practice. If we want to get to know God, if we want to get to know Jesus, we need to get to know God’s word. By reading the Bible, we find out the kind of life God our Creator planned for us to live.

To whom or what are you devoting your time and thoughts today?

Tipp: To get to know God better, you could start reading the gospel of John today. If you’d like to, you could use colored pencils to underline the verses that speak to you.

Relevant Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7