Up: Getting Serious About God (4) Let us not give up meeting together... Hebrews 10:25 NIV They took Gods Word seriously. They spent their time learning the apostles teaching... (Acts 2:42 NCV) Researchers tell us that, today, personal Bible reading is less common among Christians than prayer. Weve tagged-out a word from God that empowers us for the challenges of the day, and tagged-in going to the gym and energy drink or cappuccino. For too many of us our only Bible input is our pastors Sunday sermon (or the title verse of a word4U2day reading). Compare that to the early disciples, in a world where being able to read was rare, and a Scripture scroll of just one book would cost the same comparatively as a luxury car today... The early disciples were so committed to the Word that they spent [invested, paid the price with] their time, learning [studying to understand and master] the apostles teaching. That meant that not only did it build them up to face everyday challenges, but when persecution made them fugitives, they took the Word with them to new churches they planted around the world (Acts 8:4). When Jesus started His earthly ministry and began revealing what God is like, He didnt pull out a guitar or put on a course in miracles. He read from a Bible scroll (Luke 4:14-22). You want to know God? You want to understand the big picture? Read your Bible. Start with todays SoulFood reading. SoulFood: Rom 12-14, John 11:1-16, Ps 4, Pr 30:1-4 Visionathon 14-17 NOV
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:23:50 +0000
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