When children learn to read, they have to go over each word and
pay close attention many, many times in order to comprehend the meaning.
This is exactly what Jesus did with His disciples to make
His teachings alive and active in their hearts and mind so that they
could completely understand His words to later go forth and
preach the gospel. Like the apostles, we also need to
pay close attention to His Word.
God’s Word is indeed alive and it is vitally important to
understand this as Christians because the Word of God has
POWER that we can apply for His purpose when understand it
and speak it out. But before we can do that, just
like children trying to comprehend words,
we need to internalize what He is telling us:
“My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eye;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.“
Proverbs 4:20
It doesn’t matter whether you are new in the scriptures or
have read the Bible for 50 years because
the key is to spend time reading and meditating upon His scriptures
and “...Keep them in the midst of your heart.”
The more time we spend in His Word, the more we come to realize
that we have been given the most important, powerful, divine
and living book ever written.
The Word of God will not only guide, direct and transform you into
the likeness of Christ, but will come alive and activate your very being!
My dear friend, trust in the Lord and put all your faith in Him, not just some of it,
because that’s not what God wants from you. He wants ALL of you and it happens when you
let His Words sink deep down inside your being. Desire to know the Lord more than
anything in this world which is quickly passing away. Read His Word every day – when you
awake first thing in the morning and immediately before you go to sleep.
When you do you will be amazed at the wonderful,
amazing transformation God will do start to begin in your life.
“I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
Make me to understand the way of Your precepts;
so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.”
Psalm 119:26-27
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