Lost
in His Word- 11-18-2013
Someone
told me, actually a couple of people told me this week that it is
important that we make sure we are spending time communicating with
God, not just doing God's work. One way to do this is to get lost;
lost in His Word!
Have
you ever been lost in the Word of God? You know, when you are reading
and the story line is so interesting that you go on and on and on
forgetting how much time you had to read? This pleases God, He loves
it when we sit at His feet and read His stories of history.
For
we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the
powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic
splendor with our own eyes when he received honor and glory from God
the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him,
“This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” We
ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the
holy mountain.
If
you notice when you have been fed up on the Word you get through the
day much easier. One of my kids once told me they tried it and it is
true! That is what the Bible tells us to do, to study to show
ourselves approved, to rightly study the Word it takes time in the
Word.
Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and
vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
2Timothy 2:15-16
Lead
me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day. Psalm 25:5
How
can we be lead unless we read to see where to Go? How can we teach
others of what the Word says unless we get lost in the Word now and
then?
We
start with prayer; pray without ceasing. This means that as you get
the thought through out your day pray.
We
pick up the Bible and read; start with a planned amount of time if
you must but then continue or stop short as you think you have had
sufficient nutrients.
Think
about it as food for the soul; you feed your body to give it
strength, feed your spirit with the Word. Strength, guidance, all of
that are found in the Word of God.
Less
of us, more of Him and we are lost in the Word. It is not just about
us picking the book up and reading it, it is about looking to what
God has written and seeing what we can do with it. It is not about
us! It is about Jesus working through, and in us! How can we know
what to do each day if we have not connected to the power source of
our guidance system? Only through Christ can we get connected, and
only through the Word of God can we find that connection.
Finally,
dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus
to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live
this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.
For
you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus...
Therefore,
anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human
teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 1
Thessalonians 4:1-8
I
have heard people say that they have finished the Bible. They read it
through and are done so they do not think they need daily reading, or
any of the sort of regular reading people do. They think they know it
all. I do not believe it is possible even if you can quote it from
cover to cover; to ever really know the Word as He does. I think we
can study it, and understand it as He gives it to us to understand.
He uses the Bible as we know it to minister to us each day, but I
know for a fact that I can read a scripture verse I had notes on from
years ago and find a different blessing in it today!
I
truly believe that it is because He is not finished with me yet! I
know our God will direct us to get get lost in His Word daily and
find for us the needs for that day, week, or time that we need it. I
also believe that even Bible Scholars can find something new to them
in the Word. Not new to the Word of God, but new to each of us; after
all it is new every morning, His faithfulness!
Being
confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in
you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ; Philippians 1:5
Our
job is to seek His face in prayer, then seek His Word in our Bibles.
In doing this we will find the steps to follow in our lives, today,
tomorrow and even in the moment we are in; His guidance is ours if we
trust Him and accept it.
Trust
in the Lord with all your heart, lean not in your own understanding,
you know what Proverbs 3:5-6 says; walk in His Words! Trust Him to
show you where to go and get lost in the Word studying, reading,
relishing and basking in His love by way of the Bible today. Enjoy a heaping helping of the Word of God today.
Dear heavenly Father, thank you for giving us Your Word to get lost in. Thank you that no other book out there will full our needs, give us direction and strength as our Bible will do. Help us today to loose ourselves in Your Word. More of you and less of me. In Jesus name. Amen.
Suggested
Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-26, 1