MORE APPLICATION Our growth in godliness depends on our Bible intake. God sanctifies us through His Word. Jesus, when praying for all who belong to Him, said: “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth” (John 17:17) What steps can you take to improve your Bible intake? Welsh pastor Geoffrey Thomas leaves us with some wisdom on how to approach Bible intake: Do not expect to master the Bible in a day, or a month, or a year. Rather expect often to be puzzled by its contents. It is not all equally clear. Great men of God often feel like absolute novices when they read the Word. The apostle Peter said that there were some things hard to understand in the epistles of Paul (2 Peter 3:16). I am glad he wrote those words because I have felt that often. So do not expect always to get an emotional charge or a feeling of quiet peace when you read the Bible. By the grace of God you may expect that to be a frequent experience, but often you will get no emotional response at all. Let the Word break over your heart and mind again and again as the years go by, and imperceptibly there will come great changes in your attitude and outlook and conduct. You will probably be the last to recognize these. Often you will feel very, very small, because increasingly the God of the Bible will become wonderfully great The challenge: Bible intake is critical for spiritual health and growth. May we be diligent in our hearing, reading and studying of Gods Word.
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 03:26:45 +0000
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