Let the Word come alive.......

Good Friday everyone! Well, the weekend is here. We had a rough last couple of days at our house. My labrador retriever "Lua" passed away on the 4th. She had lived a good life, a good dog life. The kids were pretty upset but, after a long talk with Joslyn. It was much better. Joslyn laid in bed with Misty and I and we talked for over an hour about death, heaven, and the Bible. I am so proud of this cool little girl that has been listening everytime I preach. She remembers sermons and wants to know where it says certain things in the Bible. She will keep you on your toes. That brings me to today's Bible verse. Let's dig into some of the good stuff and see what it shows us.........

Bible Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

Why is it that sometimes when we read the Bible, we leave our common sense at the door? You don't just pick up a book, open it at random, and start reading in the middle of a paragraph. The book wouldn't make any sense! In order for you to understand and get the full appreciation of the book, we have to read it some sort of order. I am not saying you must start in the Old Testament and read through the New Testament. Maybe start in Mathew and read the whole book. They even have in the back of some of your Bibles a chart to read the whole Bible in one year. I am currently dissecting Romans. Oh, what a powerful book!

When we read the Bible, we should read for quality not quantity. Don't see how much of the Bible you can read. See how much of the Bible you can soak in and apply! Maybe what you need to do is spend a week studying one verse. I have been doing that and the Bible has come alive! Really! It is growing before my very eyes. Do you pray before you start studying for God to show you what He wants you to learn? How about we do this. In your Bible reading today, stop and ask yourself, "What is God telling ME?" Not "What does this say?" But "What is God saying to me?" Then seek to put that into action today. Don't just say "That's a good idea." Do it! I pray you have a great day. God bless.