One of the things that I find puzzling and troubling today is that so many of us Christians try to live the Christian life in this world today, without reading our Bibles! Many of us will occasionally give it a sporadic look, seeking a pithy thought to help us get through our day. This is sad. The Word of God is not merely a source of helpful suggestions, preventative warnings, or even inspirational thoughts. The Word of God is life itself! But, oh how foolish that many of us are, having the words of life right at our fingertips, and still not bothering to make time to sit down and go through it's pages.
"For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess." Deuteronomy 32:47.
God gathered the nation of Israel at the edge of the Promised Land to review their pilgrimage with Him. They had just spent 40 years wandering the desert, on a journey that should have only taken them eleven days, because their parents had not trusted God's word. Their parents died without seeing God's Promised Land because they had not believed God's word. Even Moses was about to leave them because he had not shown the proper reverence for God's word. And, most of them knew who had been put to death as a consequence of their disobedience to God's word. During their pilgrimage in the desert, they had learned that God's word was the most important thing in life!
God also commanded His people to bind His words to their hearts, to teach them diligently to their children, and to regularly discuss them in their homes. So essential was His word that it was to hold a prominent place in the daily lives of His people. What about us today? Why is it that so many of us go to our places of worship without our Bible, expecting to be taught from it, if we don't open it and see for ourselves? Why is it that so many of us believe that we have so much time to experience and do other things in life, but do not have the time to bind God's Word to our hearts? Why is it that many of us are not prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks us to give them the reason for the hope that we have? Why is it that so many of us try to face our day to day lives without considering the Book that gives us life itself? Why try t face life without life?
Friends, God's Word is not something that is supposed to sit on our tables and desks to give us the look of wisdom or knowledge, or to make us look good. It is also no a book that we open only when we are doing 15 minute devotions or preparing sermons or Sunday school. God's Word is a book that we are supposed to open to find and apply the instructions for our daily lives, helping us to learn and grow, strengthening us for trials and opportunities. Our reverence for God's Word is revealed by not only what we say, but also by what we do! Spending more time reading and studying the words of people and our circumstances rather than the Word of God, reveals the condition of our hearts towards God and His Word! To blatantly disregard God's Word is to reject life itself. Friends, to live, to experience all that God has in store for us, to obtain the victory and the promises...is to open and obey God's Word! It's the surest way to experience all that God has in store for us!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
"For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess." Deuteronomy 32:47.
God gathered the nation of Israel at the edge of the Promised Land to review their pilgrimage with Him. They had just spent 40 years wandering the desert, on a journey that should have only taken them eleven days, because their parents had not trusted God's word. Their parents died without seeing God's Promised Land because they had not believed God's word. Even Moses was about to leave them because he had not shown the proper reverence for God's word. And, most of them knew who had been put to death as a consequence of their disobedience to God's word. During their pilgrimage in the desert, they had learned that God's word was the most important thing in life!
God also commanded His people to bind His words to their hearts, to teach them diligently to their children, and to regularly discuss them in their homes. So essential was His word that it was to hold a prominent place in the daily lives of His people. What about us today? Why is it that so many of us go to our places of worship without our Bible, expecting to be taught from it, if we don't open it and see for ourselves? Why is it that so many of us believe that we have so much time to experience and do other things in life, but do not have the time to bind God's Word to our hearts? Why is it that many of us are not prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks us to give them the reason for the hope that we have? Why is it that so many of us try to face our day to day lives without considering the Book that gives us life itself? Why try t face life without life?
Friends, God's Word is not something that is supposed to sit on our tables and desks to give us the look of wisdom or knowledge, or to make us look good. It is also no a book that we open only when we are doing 15 minute devotions or preparing sermons or Sunday school. God's Word is a book that we are supposed to open to find and apply the instructions for our daily lives, helping us to learn and grow, strengthening us for trials and opportunities. Our reverence for God's Word is revealed by not only what we say, but also by what we do! Spending more time reading and studying the words of people and our circumstances rather than the Word of God, reveals the condition of our hearts towards God and His Word! To blatantly disregard God's Word is to reject life itself. Friends, to live, to experience all that God has in store for us, to obtain the victory and the promises...is to open and obey God's Word! It's the surest way to experience all that God has in store for us!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
Thanks again Harold! I can testify to the truth of this, I feel whole and happy now that I am reading my Bible everyday, not just glancing at it. God is AWSOME in it pureist form of the word and I thank you for the teachings you bring to me. Love you Harold!
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AMEN!!AMEN!!AMEN!!AMEN!!
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