Thursday, August 17, 2017

August 17, 2017


Handle the Word of Truth


“Do you best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”  2 Tim. 2:15

I vividly remember sitting in the living room of our then pastor’s home.  His wife and I were discussing women’s ministry and women’s Bible Study.  She proposed an idea: let’s study God’s word in Scripture, with no books, study guides, or other teaching aids.  Just good old fashioned Bible Study.  It changed everything, for the women in the study and for the spiritual growth of the church.
Paul is encouraging Timothy to work at studying God’s word so he could handle it properly and “rightly divide the truth.”  That can only be done after immersing oneself in the totality of the word.  This is what I was afforded the opportunity to do: to sit under the “whole counsel of God’s word teaching.”  What a gift!
God’s treasure trove of truth is worth exploring, learning, digging deeper, and mining.  It requires effort, commitment, and time.  It is a great benefit to anyone wanting to know Jesus better, as we will learn more about Him.  It will lead us to Him.  Since God’s word is active and alive, it is at work in our lives when we apply ourselves to it and it applies itself to us.

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