July 2, 2026 Devo

Several years ago, I was on a trip for about a week and was getting ready to fly home. I called Wanda to check in and let her know what time I would be arriving. When she answered the phone, I could tell there was something different about her. She seemed more anxious to see me and excited about my coming home than usual. Then she told me why. She had been attending a conference that was about a 45-minute or so drive one way every day that week. Since she had a long drive both ways, she decided to listen to the cassette tapes that we used to send each other when we were in college.
Back then, there was no internet, cell phones, or computer video calls. So, for the two years we dated long distance, we sent letters, cards, and cassette tapes. We were deeply in love and couldn’t wait for the day when we could finally be together forever. Listening to those tapes stoked the fires of love in Wanda’s heart. Listening to her tell me about it rekindled the fires of love in me. I’m telling you, that plane couldn’t get me home fast enough!
God was reminding the Israelites of how passionately they used to love Him in our passage today. He compares them to a young bride who is head over heels in love with her groom. God missed those old days and tried to get them to remember them, too.
That’s what needs to happen for us in our walk with God as well. It’s so easy to fall into the routines of our walk of faith that we forget why we started that journey in the first place. Remember how amazed you were to discover how much God loved you? Remember how overwhelming it was to be washed clean by His grace? Remember how you couldn’t get enough of His Presence, enough of His Word, or enough of worshipping Him with all your heart? Maybe today is a good day to do what Wanda did. Reflect and remember how amazing it all was. And just maybe the Holy Spirit will rekindle that fire of love for God again in YOU! That’s God’s Word for you today.