Joined to God's Word

Reading and pray-reading the Word of God is very good. But is it good enough just for feeding on the Word apart from mere knowledge of the Word? Much more there must be a realisation in practicality of God's Word.

Daniel is a good pattern in regard to this. When he read the book of Jeremiah, he knew God's desire concerning 70 years of captivity of God's children after which they would go back to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, immediately he joined himself to God's desire through His Word and fasted and prayed concerning the same. Likewise, when he read the book of Leviticus, he knew God's desire that His people should not eat unclean food, he immediately joined himself to God's desire through His Word and stopped himself from eating  unclean food, even if it was the King's choicest food.

As God-loving children of God, we must read the Bible everyday, even feed on the Word of God everyday and know God's desire by the knowledge of His Word, but much more, once we know God's heart's desire, we must join ourselves to God's desire through His Word and take action.

This matter of "joined to God's Word" touched me deeply. Perhaps, I have had many of the knowledge of the Word, even the feeding on the Word, but the "joining" and taking action according to God's Word is my lack. I definitely need the grace and strength to join myself to God's Word and take action accordingly. 

Lord, grace me to join myself to Your desire through Your Word.