Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Why should we drink it? I believe it’s so that “it may go well with
us”, as the scriptures say.
How
diligently do we search the scriptures?
Do we zip through our Bible reading just so that we can check it off our
list of “things to do today”? Or do we even
consider that we should be faithful in reading it? Many times we are so distracted that when we
do read, we don’t remember what we’ve read.
There is a marked difference in reading the words and meditating on the
truth of scripture.
The Bible
says, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Timothy
2:15). And in James 1:22 we are admonished to
“Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own
selves”.
How can we
truly understand and apply the truth of scripture so that we can be “doers of
the word”? First, as we read the Bible, we
should consider the context of what we are reading. Who is the author? Who is he writing to? What are the circumstances? In-depth study can
show us the precise meanings of the words in the original language; and, also,
we might find related passages that give additional insights.
Studying to
show ourselves “approved unto God” involves more than simply learning the
facts. Meditation on the text is an important step. We should allow the Holy
Spirit to guide us as we study and show us how to apply God’s Word to our daily
lives.
Let’s drink in the Joy Juice of Jesus
faithfully as we meditate on the Scripture and become “doers” of His Word.
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