I
Have
Given Them
Your
Word.
Scripture
John
17
14 I have
given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not
belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Observation
Are
you a weak, anemic Christian? Yes or No?
In
the Lord's prayer, which is really found in John 17 not Matthew 6 (in
Matthew 6 we have Jesus giving us a model prayer, but in John 17 we
have Jesus actually praying for us), but in His prayer one of the
things that He mentions to His Father is that He gave His disciples
God's Word.
God's
Word, spending time in God's Word, knowing God's Word, memorizing
God's Word, guarding God's Word in our hearts, that is what makes us
strong as believers in Jesus Christ.
I
am afraid that too many of us think that by receiving a verse a day
via a text message on our smart phone or a verse a day via an email,
that we are in God's Word.
If
that is where you find yourself, or worse yet, maybe you are not even
getting a verse a day, then may I suggest that you up your game and
start digging into the Word of God!
Nothing
will be more life changing than spending time alone with God is His
Word.
I know that for a fact!
“For
the Word that God speaks is alive and active; it cuts more keenly
than any two-edged sword: it strikes through to the place where soul
and spirit meet, to the innermost intimacies of a man’s being: it
exposes the very thoughts and motives of a man’s heart” (Hebrews
4:12).
Don't
know where to begin?
I
suggest that you start reading the Gospel of John, then Mark, and
Psalms and Proverbs.
Don't read too much each day, maybe a half a chapter then think about
what you read, meditate on it all day long.
Keep
a journal or maybe even write a blog if you really want to retain
more of God's Word each day!
Application
I
will think about John 17 all day today!
How
about you? Are you taking time to read God's Word each day?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I love what Jesus says in John 17. He prayed for me. He
looks forward to me being in Heaven with Him where I get to see and
experience all that He has prepared for me. It is more than I can
even comprehend. Help me to intercede for others like Jesus did for
me.
There
are so many people who I need to pray for Lord. I pray for the sick.
I pray for those waiting for medical test reports to come back. I
pray for those who are dealing with life threatening diseases. I pray
for those who have lost loved ones. I especially pray for Dottie,
Amy, Nancy, and Rob in the loss of their Mom, Bert Groover yesterday.
Comfort them. I also pray for those who are struggling in their
marriage. Help them to work through the issues and not give up. And I
pray for those facing surgery and procedures today. Use the doctors
to heal them. Nothing is too hard for You!
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 18,19,20; Psalms 93; John 17
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