READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DON'T NEGLECT THE WORD – PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME. SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2016.
Take fast
hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life (Proverbs
4:13).
Imagine that
you’re a student, and prior to your exams, your teacher gives you all the
relevant textbooks and materials to study, points out the very chapters you
should focus on, and even the questions to expect. What do you think of the
student who says, “I really want to pass this exam, but I don’t have enough
time to study?” He has set himself up for failure.
Likewise, in
Christianity, we’re in life’s exam; the Holy Spirit, our Teacher, has given us
the Word, and He’s shown us how to use it. He’s told us that every problem
that’s going to be solved, and every question that’ll be answered, is in the
Word. Nothing outside it is coming your way; therefore, study it, understand
it, live by it, and you’ll be a success.
However, if
someone says, “I want to please God, and do His will. I want to be everything
He destined me to be, but my problem is that I really don’t have the time to
study the Bible.” That’s like the student we described earlier. Only one
outcome can result from such an attitude: failure. You must study and give the
Word of God attention in your life. How would you please Him, and be a success
in life, if you aren’t acquainted with His Word?
The Word of
God is God’s instruction manual for an extraordinary life of glory. It’s the
only dependable material to build you up, and sustain you in the transcendent
life. So, don’t neglect the Word. The best way to serve God, and be an
extraordinary success in life, is to function in, and live according to His
Word.
Jesus said,
“…he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do
always those things that please him” (John 8:29). If you’ll diligently and
meditatively study the Word, you’ll know the mind of the Father; His heart will
be unveiled to you, and by walking in His light, you can always please Him.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for the transforming power of your Word in my life. As I study your Word, my mind is renewed; I’m transformed and transfigured, positioned in your glory. I continually make progress, and my advancement, profiting and growth are evident to all, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Dear Father, I thank you for the transforming power of your Word in my life. As I study your Word, my mind is renewed; I’m transformed and transfigured, positioned in your glory. I continually make progress, and my advancement, profiting and growth are evident to all, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY:
Prov 8:10(KJV)Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Prov 8:10(KJV)Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
2
Cor.3:18(KJV(But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of
the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
Acts
20:32(KJV) And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his
grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all
them which are sanctified.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE READING:
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 7:54-8:1-8;2 Chronicles 31-32
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 7:54-8:1-8;2 Chronicles 31-32
2-Year Bible
Reading Plan:
2 Cor.5:11-21; Isaiah 4
2 Cor.5:11-21; Isaiah 4
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