Do we
hunger for God's word?
It has been said
that the pun is the lowest form of humor. Usually those who do not have the
ability to create a pun repeat that statement. As a matter of fact, God
Himself, through His prophet Nathan, made use of a pun to proclaim an important
prophecy. King David was eager to build a house, meaning a temple, for the
Lord. Nathan, the prophet, told the king that rather it was God who would build
a house, meaning a dynasty, for David. The prophetic pun is of great
theological significance. It marks the beginning of a belief that God would
send a kingly messiah to his people, born of the house of David.
In fulfillment of
this prophecy, Jesus our King, was born of Mary, of the house of David, in
Bethlehem, the city of David, about a thousand years after the prophecy had
been made. It took a long time for God to fulfill the prophecy. God is very
patient because to his "eyes a thousand years are like yesterday, come and
gone, no more than a watch in the night" (Ps 90). Through all those years, as in all the years
before them, God was working his plan for the sending of His Son.
If we receive this
word of the Old and New Testament like a seed falling on good soil, it will
fill our hearts in greater love of God and helps us grow into the New.
Jesus' parable of
sower is aimed at the hearers of his word. There are different ways of
accepting God's word and they produce different kinds of fruit accordingly.
Points to Pray and Ponder: Do we take time to listen or we too busy to pray
or pre-occupied to study or meditate on God's word? When our minds are open we
are then willing to listen and learn.
Do we hunger for
God's word?