MORNING MANNA 12-14-21
DON’T FORGET THE WORD
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”– 1 Pet. 2:2″
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”– Psa. 119: 16
Every member of our church would say that they believe the Bible is God’s word and that Bible study is important. But I can’t help but wonder how serious they actually are about studying the Bible. I suspect that most feel that they get all they need by simply being faithful in church attendance. Fact it – they don’t!
Suppose your child attended school just one day of the week for one hour. Choose any subject you want and then try to imagine how long it would take him to make a passing grade. I’m guessing that a lifetime would not be enough for most of them.
Even so, it’s hard to do a serious Bible study when all you get is one short message once a week. Most of us have a hard time remembering what we heard last, let alone making a connection with what we’re hearing at the moment. The bottom line is, we all need more than what we get in the church services.
We need to study God’s Word daily. It is hard work and most people aren’t willing to make the effort, but it’s necessary if we are to make progress. Unless you have a desire to grow you won’t. However, when a person truly sees the need hardly anything can stop them. They will find a way to get what they need. They will search the Word of God daily, pray for understanding, and obey what they learn.
Remember this – the Bible is more than a book giving us information on certain subjects. It is God’s means whereby He communicates with us. You could say, we are hearing God speak when we read the Bible. We need more than merely acquiring the facts about historic information. We need to hear from God afresh and anew each day.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
www.lakewaybaptist.org
