Message from Scripture: 5/12/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is 2 Tim. 4:2. “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.”

 

I am an advocate of daily Bible reading. Actually, I am a BIG advocate for daily Bible reading.  Spending time in Scripture daily is a key element to successful Christian living. How can we know God’s will for us if we don’t spend regular time in His word? How can our consciences be shaped if the word of God isn’t there to offer input, leaving the voices of the world unfettered access to our thoughts and our hearts? How can we distinguish between right and wrong if the standard of right and wrong isn’t within us? 

 

Paul reminds us it takes all of Scripture to be complete, equipped for every good work (2 Tim. 3:16-17). To read all of Scripture reminds us God not only is a God of love, but a God who hates sin. We am reminded that life in the world is to be lived spiritually. We are called to remember we are not only children of God, but His servants, called to a life of submission. By reading all of Scripture regularly, in addition to the other avenues available, we are called to be whole Christians, not Christians of our own choosing.

 

As big a temptation as it is not to read the Bible daily, regularly, is only reading the Bible partially. Reading only those parts that confirm what one wants to believe, that are familiar, leaves one incomplete at best, and at worst, can be used to justify one’s desires, to be what one wants, not necessarily what God wants. Spend time in all of God’s word, and be all you can be, all God wants you to be. Today, let Scripture direct your mind and heart as you go about serving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God bless.

 

Robert