Let them eat cake

At work, when I send out the weekly emails, I like to find out what 'national day' falls on that day, and make a little bit about it.  I did the same this morning. Today is National Cake Day. 

Who doesn't love a bit of cake now and then, but as I was thinking about cake (as one does after working out at the gym) and I realised that most often, cake is something special - birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas...
In our house growing up, 'cake' was a treat on a Saturday evenings.  Cake is not a staple food (well unless you ask certain members of family); it is a treat. 

The Bible is the opposite of cake. 
The Bible isn't just for special occasions or a once a week treat, it's a staple food we need to consume daily.  

We need to eat and digest it, and as we do, it feeds us so that we grow and mature.  Children who only ate cake, would be unhealthy and their growth and development would be hampered and even damaged. 

In our Christian walk, we need to remember that the primary way God speaks to us is through the Word, so that means that we need to give it plenty of attention so we are best positioned to hear what He is saying to us.

So many things are daily in God's way of doing things - taking up our cross, exhorting one another to name a couple.  The reason is God is all about there here and now.  He is the I AM - the God of the present moment (though he holds the future and has always been in the past).  Faith comes through God's word, so does correction, and the right way to believe as well as encouragement, edification and wisdom!

If you've struggled with being in the Word regularly, why not start by picking up an Advent Devotion or other Bible Reading Plan and develop or rekindle a new habit to pick up your Bible and read a little every day. 
Don't keep it for special occasions when you could be enjoying this daily and see the benefits it brings on a regular basis!