(Just a reminder, this was from nine years ago.)
Oh my, what a week – it seems like forever since I’ve sat down with You, Father! And, boy, do I feel it! The world has been none too kind – crazy work schedule and weariness have made coming together easier to say “no” to, and my defenses are not as sharp, so things lurking in the shadows have tripped me up. Thank You, Father, for once again helping me to my feet and, in your forgiveness, to march steadily onward. (The journey of John Bunyan’s Christian in The Pilgrim’s Progress comes to mind)
2 Timothy 3:17 (<<click here to read the passage)
Lord, I was ready to forge ahead to chapter 4, but my eyes fell upon the last footnote for chapter 3 in my Life Application Study Bible, and I had to pause.
“We should not study God’s Word simply to increase our knowledge… We should study the Bible so that we will know how to do Christ’s work in the world. Our knowledge of God’s Word is not useful unless it strengthens our faith and leads us to do good.”
Lord, help Your Word to not just fill my brain – though that is important – but may it fill my life; may it be fleshed out in daily tasks from beginning to end. The truth of Your Word is not meant to be something I keep to myself – it is to be shared. Your Word is fully able to “equip” me “to do every good work.”
And isn’t this what the world is longing for? Don’t we all crave and long for “good”? – love, acceptance, security, beauty (real beauty), peace, joy. And aren’t all of these things found in You? The world offers plenty of knockoffs, but only You offer the genuine article. May I be a purveyor of “good work.”
(Dec 19th, 2015, Sat, 6:19 am)
Nov 17th, 2024, Sun, 6:44 pm
