who do you show devotion to?

    Yes! I just got my first very own Study Bible! One of the sweetest couples in my church blessed me with it. Now I can start blogging about Devotions, bible study "hacks", and other bible-related topics. I did of course have a bible (two if you count the glitchy app on my phone) but it was one I grabbed out of a "free box" at a church. As I pealed back the plastic that was protecting the delicate pages, I thanked God for the gift of His son, and the gift of His word through the Bible. It struck me really hard that God protected His word for us today, even at the cost of faithful servants. As with a lot of things, the more of the bible your read, the more you want.
    May as well start off with a description of the Holy Word. Many of these things you may have learned in Sunday school or AWANA, but lets refresh our minds together. First off, the Bible is split into two main parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Each of those can be further divided into books, chapters, and verses.
    The Old Testament (O.T.) is generally divided into 5 sections, The law, History, Poetry, Major, and Minor Prophets. The New Testament (N.T.) is also commonly split into 5 sections, the Gospels, History, Paul's letters, General letters, and Prophecy. (I searched for a helpful diagram, but turned up empty handed.)
    Back to the reading the bible daily discussion... (my intention here is not to point fingers just to point some things out). How often do we jump on Facebook or Instagram in the morning right after we wake up? I know how that goes all too well. I wake up from an alarm on my phone, so how easy to just click over to check the feeds of our social media accounts. By doing this are we placing God below social media? clarification, are we glorifying our social media more than God? In Psalm 119:147 it says, "I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your word." Time to be honest... I don't always want to get up before day to cry for help. First of all the whole "before the dawn" kind of turns me off (sad but true). Secondly, I don't like to admit I need help. The other day I did actually set my alarm for 4:50am with the intention of starting off the day in God's word. The alarm was faithful but unfortunately I can't say the same about me. I hit the snooze button and rolled over and went back to sleep without a second thought. How disappointing, that I slept during the time I had given to God.
     I will leave you with this thought, Who are you showing devotion to? Who is getting the bulk of your time? Who greets you in the morning? negative social media updates or a loving Father who wants everything good for you?