2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. v.17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
God really challenged me as I read these verses so I pass them on for you to think about too.
Some Christians hardly open their bibles from one Sunday to the next, or they only read their 'Daily Notes' and think it's all they need because they only have five minutes, they're too busy. But God tells us in our verses today that we really, really need to read His word otherwise we'll get off track and not even know it! I don't think any of us want that.
God uses it to prepare and equip us to do whatever it is He's called us to do, whether it's raising a family, going out to work or being a blessing to someone next door. Maybe we forget that God's Word is literally supernatural, it's alive and Jesus said it is actually Spirit and Truth. We know it's not just any old book and we'll have a starved weak spirit unless we feed off it every day.
God is trying to help us to see we can live a successful Christian life if we'll allow His word to take root in us and have priority over other things and even reminds us it is medicine to all our bodies.(Proverbs 4). If we really believe what God says in His Word we will do what it says and give it first place in our thinking. When we don't know what to do it will be the first place we'll go for instruction. The letters of Paul are filled with the 'how to' for living the Christian life.
So can I encourage us all to read more of God's Word itself and allow Him to show us if we're in the wrong about something and how to put it right and give Him the opportunity to lead and guide us through it too. I know we wont regret it.😊
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