I dappled along a rabbit trail this morning seeking encouragement for my family.
I read and probed and clicked and watched and thought I was on a good trek...for a while.
I read and probed and clicked and watched and thought I was on a good trek...for a while.
In my quest for inspiration other than what the world hails, most of which is more harmful than good, I invested my best efforts to find something refreshing. However, what I discovered after perhaps an hour or so of digging was simply what I knew all along.
"Go to the Word."
It's like a beacon flashing in my eyes the same way the morning sun is beaming through the shutters beside me.
It's like a beacon flashing in my eyes the same way the morning sun is beaming through the shutters beside me.
"Go to the Word."
It's the only source that never fails.
It's the only source that never fails.
"Go to the Word."
God's Word, the Bible, His breath is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. It corrects, rebukes, convicts, guides, instructs, and gently leads. It holds the answer to every quandary, the key to every door.
God's Word, the Bible, His breath is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. It corrects, rebukes, convicts, guides, instructs, and gently leads. It holds the answer to every quandary, the key to every door.
"Go to the Word,"
I hear Him whisper and in faith I respond. I know that He is all I need. Why was I searching farther?
I hear Him whisper and in faith I respond. I know that He is all I need. Why was I searching farther?
"Go to the Word."
Books, philosophies, teachings from man, they all have potential to disappoint. They all will prove imperfect. But, God's Word is always perfect. It cannot be proved wrong. It is TRUTH and has the power to transform those who read it.
Books, philosophies, teachings from man, they all have potential to disappoint. They all will prove imperfect. But, God's Word is always perfect. It cannot be proved wrong. It is TRUTH and has the power to transform those who read it.
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 4:12
So, I go to the Word and I let it infuse. I listen to my Teacher's voice. He's always teaching. I ask Him in prayerful retreat to help me teach my family. I know He will respond. I ask for conviction and the power of the Holy Spirit to be what He wants me to be...for them. I can show His LOVE. He's gifted us to one another. He can use me, I decide. So, I pour myself out, an empty vessel. He fills.
"With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
Psalm 119:10-11
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
Psalm 119:10-11
I go to the Word and look no further. Nothing could satisfy more. I go to the Word in quiet expectation, the only expectation reliant. I go to the Word knowing I'll be met with wisdom unending.
I remind myself with intentionality. I ask God to remind me once more and I go.
I thank Him for His whisper today and decide with confidence that His Word and His LOVE are what we really need.
Again and again and again and again I retreat. I go to the Word.
I thank Him for His whisper today and decide with confidence that His Word and His LOVE are what we really need.
Again and again and again and again I retreat. I go to the Word.
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
Psalm 119:105
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction,
and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."
2 Timothy 3:16-17
