Spiritual Practices: The Word

8/14/2024

“The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts.”
George Mueller

Our brother, George, is correct in his assessment. Do you want a quick answer to how you are doing spiritually? Answer this question: what place does the Bible hold in your life and thoughts? Is it a priority to regularly be in Scripture, marinating yourself with it in some form or fashion? And, this begs a second question. Even if you say this practice of time with God in His Word is important to you, are you actually engaging in it? That’s the real question which will give you an accurate reflection.

Below are the ways we discussed of marinating ourselves with the Word so that we are walking with God, being transformed by Him, obeying what He says, and being on mission with Him.

Ways to marinate in the Word to become seasoned Christians.
We do this by:

Reading His Word, Ps. 119:18
Listening to His Word, Rom. 10:17
Memorizing His Word, Ps 119:9 & 11
Studying His Word, 2 Tim 2:15
Meditating on His Word - Old Testament: Joshua 1:1-9, Ps. 1; New Testament: 2 Tim. 2:7
Humbly receiving His word, James 1:22-25
Doing what His word says and not just deceiving ourselves, James 1:22

By way of reminder, the bulletin handout contained definitions and explanations of biblical meditation that I found helpful. If you missed it, you can click on this link to it or let us know and we'll send you a copy.

Dear friends, let’s marinate in His Word so that we are tasty Christians!

Pastor Andy

Reflection Questions

What place does God’s Word actually hold in your life, and not just lip service to its place?
How can you grow in one of these practices in the next week or two?
What’s a time God ministered to you through His Word?

Bible Project Video about Psalm 1