“Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.”
Deuteronomy 11:18
I take pills daily. I don’t feel anything, yet I take them. Why? Because the state of my health assures me they are working inside my body. It’s an inside job. Similarly, I eat meals every day. Unless I overeat, I don’t feel the food doing anything. Still, I eat. Why? Because it gives me the strength to get up each morning. It’s an inside job.
I also read the Bible. Sometimes I’m not inspired and don’t sense anything happening. But I read. Why? Because the Bible assures me that God’s Word always does something inside me. Every time I read the Bible, the Holy Spirit goes to work in me. John Piper affirmed: “I spend this much time on Bible memory because I believe in the power of the indwelling Word of God to solve a thousand problems before they happen, and to heal a thousand wounds after they happen, and to kill a thousand sins in the moment of temptation, and to sweeten a thousand days with the ‘drippings of the honeycomb’” (2004).
Let’s continue to read. See how God faithfully carries out His work inside of us, making us healthy and strong.
I also read the Bible. Sometimes I’m not inspired and don’t sense anything happening. But I read. Why? Because the Bible assures me that God’s Word always does something inside me. Every time I read the Bible, the Holy Spirit goes to work in me. John Piper affirmed: “I spend this much time on Bible memory because I believe in the power of the indwelling Word of God to solve a thousand problems before they happen, and to heal a thousand wounds after they happen, and to kill a thousand sins in the moment of temptation, and to sweeten a thousand days with the ‘drippings of the honeycomb’” (2004).
Let’s continue to read. See how God faithfully carries out His work inside of us, making us healthy and strong.
Scripture Focus
Deuteronomy 11:16-21
Insight
“We are never the same after listening to the truth …. Sow the Word of God, and everyone who listens will get to God.” (Oswald Chambers, 1874-1917)
Bible In A Year
- Nehemiah 3-4
- Psalm 32
- Mark 11
