Worthy Examples! (part 7 of 9)

WORTHY EXAMPLES! (part 7 of 9)
In Devotion To The Word!

Paul encouraged Timothy
“Until I come, DEVOTE YOURSELF TO the public READING OF SCRIPTURE, to exhortation, to teaching.” ( 1 Timothy 4:13 ESV)

Do we take God’s Word seriously? Does it have a daily place in our lives? Throughout the Psalms, David’s devotion to God’s Word, commands, precepts, etc., is noted again and again.

Consider these words from the Psalmist:
“(127) Therefore I LOVE YOUR COMMANDMENTS above gold, ABOVE FINE GOLD. (128) Therefore I CONSIDER ALL YOUR PRECEPTS TO BE RIGHT; I hate every false way.” ( Psalm 119:127-128 ESV)

How great is our love for God’s Word? How strong is our devotion to His Way? Do we view the Scriptures of inestimable value? Are we committed to God’s Will to the point we are ready to reject every other path? We need a daily devotion to the Word to enable us to continually distinguish between the right path and the wrong.

The Hebrew writer noted . . .
“(13) for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. (14) But SOLID FOOD is for the mature, for those who have their POWERS OF DISCERNMENT TRAINED BY CONSTANT PRACTICE TO DISTINGUISH GOOD FROM EVIL.” ( Hebrews 5:13-14 ESV)

We need to devote ourselves to the ONE THING we know we can count on in the midst of many voices. God’s Word needs to have a daily place in our lives. By being an example of devotion to the Word we will be empowered by it to be an example in all other areas of our life.

Have a great day MODELING DEVOTION TO THE RIGHT WORD!
Carl

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[This focus was originally sent 11/05/1999 (Edited some with passages changed to ESV)]

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