Whenever I have cereal in the morning, an interesting thing happens.  I have a cat who is 18 years old.  As soon as she hears me open the cereal box, she begins to meow because she knows milk is involved.  Just opening the box – not even pouring the cereal or pouring the milk.  She instinctively knows something good, something that she loves, is to be had.  I pour the milk and go into the living room to sit in my armchair and watch the news.  She immediately jumps up on the right arm of the chair and starts meowing and pawing at the cereal bowl.  She knows that I love her and she will always eventually get the milk – but she paws anyway – wanting it now.  I finish my cereal and then give her the milk.  She is overjoyed, nourished, and satisfied.

How often do I open my eyes in the morning filled with expectation of all the good God has in store for me today?  How often do I open the Word with the kind of anticipation and yearning my cat has when she hears the cereal box open?  Anticipation of being with God, being filled with joy, nourished, and satisfied by Him.  How often am I so eager for a taste that I paw at the cereal bowl?

May God fill me today with the same longing, eagerness, and anticipation to be in His Presence and drink of His Word!