Study the Word of God

 

Welcome to Multiply, a podcast to encourage church planters, pastors and Christian leaders and I am Daneille Snowden. 

Recently, the Lord reaffirmed to me to be a student of the Word of God. The more we all know God’s Word, the more we know Him! “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 As we study God’s Word, more of His Character and His Life infuses into our soul. The fruit of this shall be that we will become like Him, as His Word will naturally flow through us, and impacts other’s lives. 

 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”  2 Timothy 3:16-17

Is this exciting? The power of God’s Word changes us and then in turn can change others for His good and glory! We become increasingly hungry for Him, wanting to draw ever so close and deep into His presence. The more we study, we will be empowered to be effective for His called purpose upon all our lives.

    Paul challenges his student-disciple Timothy to: “Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15  To study is defined as; ‘the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge,  to read in detail especially with the intention of learning, and to examine something very carefully.’

It is good to ask ourselves how much time and effort do we take to study God’s Word? To examine and meditate upon His Word? Let us take these questions to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to lead us in accomplishing this accordingly. It is good to ask the Holy Spirit to leads us in our studies of God’s Word, we must remember this promise; “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:26

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