All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
How important are words? That seems like a ridiculous question to ask,
doesn’t it? We have words that tell us
the nutritional value in a bowl of Captain Crunch, words that tell us how to
assemble something (though mostly ignored by us men), words that give
direction, instruction, and the list goes on and on and on. Frankly, we simply cannot survive without
words, both written and spoken. The same
is true in our Christian walk. We cannot
survive our faith walk without realizing the importance of God’s Word in our
lives.
When
we attempt to assemble our lives in some sort of order without following the
instruction book inspired by God, the Bible, we find ourselves not put together
right. Missing pieces, upside down parts
and voids make our lives unstable, unsteady and shaky. Daniel Litton puts it this way, “It is very
important that we align our thoughts and steps in our day-to-day lives with
God’s Word because His Word is Truth. From
His Word comes the understanding of reality for how things really are, and
whatever His Word tells us is the truth that we can live by. Without God’s words, we would be wandering
stars with no certainty to where we are going in our lives, or for that matter,
with where we will be spending our life after this one. But His words instruct
us—they give us life. Our lives, as
Christians, bear the good fruit of his Word.”
Proverbs 3:1-6
reminds us of this. “… do not forget
my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; 2 for
length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. 3 Do
not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on
the tablet of your heart. 4 So you will find favor and good
repute in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with
all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In
all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Do you bind the truth of God’s
Word around your neck? Are they written
down on the tablet of your heart? Do you
hunger and thirst after righteousness?
Do you place priority on starting your day out in God’s word? This is a tough thing to do. After all, we are busy, busy people. Many people feel they just can’t find time to
set apart for a daily devotional time with the Lord. The fact is, we have time
for Facebook and TV and movies and socializing with friends. If we are too busy to get to know the God of
the universe who created, redeemed, and longs for a relationship with us, then
we are too busy—something else has got to go.
Have
you ever had a day that started wrong and continued a downward spiral until
evening? Maybe you haven’t started with
your focus in the right place. You’re
thinking about schedules and trying to work through the day before it starts. Your day can take off much stronger and end
with peace in your heart when you begin with God’s word. Look at Psalm 32:8: I will
instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you
with My eye upon you.
What
better way to start our day to know that the God of the universe will teach us
the way to go, through His Word, each and every day. Let’s begin each day there, in His presence.
Scripture to Claim:
Do not merely listen
to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22
by David Miller
