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Chatting with Jesus

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

 Lord, I’m still amused. Your Word gives us instructions for living meaningful life, void of corruption. This formula isn’t rocket science, nor does it require complex algorithms. The psalmist made your plan so clear, even I understand it.

He began his explanation in his first psalm.

“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked … they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night” (Psalm 1:1,2).

You know I try to follow the psalmist’s instructions, Lord. Reading Scripture before bedtime prepares my mind to dwell on your Word as I sleep. The psalmist advice is spot on, but here is what amused me, and left me wondering what it meant.

One morning, awaking from my slumber, the theme song from the “Flintstones” played over and over in my head. How did this 1960s song wrestle control of my mind? I’ve never seen any reference to the “Flintstones” in Scripture, yet I recalled clearly the words of the theme song from decades past.

I had to chuckle, hearing myself sing that song from my adolescence. Then wham! Your Spirit brought meaning to my mind.

“I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us” (Psalm 119:13)

Isn’t that how we learned the alphabet? The multiplication tables? So reciting aloud becomes a practical way to remember your Word. By repeatedly speaking aloud your truths, your promises, your compassion—everything about your goodness, your Word makes a home in our spirit that we can recall at a moment’s notice.

Lord, only you can use a silly theme song about cave people to show us how to become more like you. I join Fred Flintstone as he would say, “Abba-daba-doo! — Only you, Jesus.” Amen.