Its An Exciting Thing To Know The Word Of God

It’s an exciting thing to know the word of God!

Friends it is very exciting to know the word of God. Why?  Because knowing the word means knowing him! What’s greater than that!?

Quote from the book “Power of your words” by Robert Morris

“As believers, we are all explorers who seek to discover the truths contained in the Bible. We know that there really isn't any new truth to discover – after all, the Bible has been around for thousands of years – but some of the teachings we uncover will be new to us. That is why we can read the Bible over and over again and gain new insights every time. God’s kingdom is vast, and there are many wonderful new things that we can discover each day.”

Isn’t that wonderful? It’s been around for thousands of years but never gets old!

2 Tim 3:16-17 All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

What is the word of God?

Even though people say “The Book of the Bible” it’s actually the world’s smallest Library, one book with 66 books inside…

It is simply a book… and we should see it that way… Yes, when I was told this my eyebrows raised and squinted just as you are doing right now.

We never find it difficult to read famous books, magazines, Horrid Henry, crime novels do we? When I say we I do include myself in this as well… They were never hard to read through were they? Hmmm, I wonder why? We can all think of loads of reasons why… but I will just say that we have expectations and a positive mind-set that whatever is contained within those pages should be of some interest to us!

 We should read the Bible that way too!...Paul said ALL scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness  So therefore when we pick up the word of God we should have an expectation to be taught, be told off, corrected on the journey of life and be trained. The most important part is that we know this happens in Righteousness, You see friends this is all happening while we are in right standing with God! Why? v17 makes it clear: so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work!

 Now I don't know about you, but sometimes I think I do "good" because of who I am, and when I do think that way I get grumpy about Wednesday...Because I run out of My goodness! But I feel we should be and reminded that God is our source daily not just Sunday!

Why is the word of God Important to Us?

We see that scripture is God breathed but it is also there for our enhancement, encouragement and enjoyment. Take time one day to look at the grammar…, scene changes…. The flow of the story… Personally I think The King James Version of Songs of Songs would put Romeo and Juliet to shame! David and Goliath would make “Gladiator” seem like they need a bit more training!

But what makes the word of God important to us isn't because it’s a just a library that we read… but because of who wrote it… The bible has both a human and Divine Author… and what makes it more important is that as we read it the Holy Spirit helps us to uncover the truths contained within its pages.

Luke 24:32: They asked each other “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the scriptures to us?  

Normally when we read one verse for emphasis, we should either read the whole chapter or a few verses for context to understand the verse…

In Luke 24:  Jesus met these men on the road to Emmaus, and they were speaking of current affairs and were sad about it all… He then addressed their Sadness in v17-18 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them Cleopas asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know what have happened there in these days?”

They told Jesus about what happened and that his tomb was empty but they were sad. Jesus then began to show them in scripture why such things must happen… from the Moses downwards….he explained to them why these things must be… This made a complete change of significance…, it was there but they didn’t know its value until Jesus revealed it to them. Then he had a meal with them and it opened there eyes and they realized it was him…, he then disappeared out of their sight! (Personally I would passed if he just disappeared) but they just said to each other 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

We do read familiar things in the Bible… and through the Holy Spirit they apply to our different circumstances… we should seek out the word for encouragement amongst the familiar things that we read day in day out… in the psalms, proverbs, the gospels etc.

Why is it exciting to know the word of God?

There are many ways in which God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit… But the word of God supports most of those ways… and should never be substituted for anything else. We…me included must be careful not to fall into the habit of saying…”I didn’t read my Bible today but I read a book that had scriptures in it”…This isn’t wrong to do…but should not be a substitute for the pure nutritious word of God for something else that refers to it.

Just like how we have sustenance and energy from eating at least a meal a day…everyday… we need to get that from the Word for our spirit…why? To be equipped for every good work!

I must encourage you to attend a group that studies the word weekly or have friends who speak God’s word and discusses it regularly... Here at Granville Street we have bible study prayer meetings etc. Take a program and have a look.

Finally…I can stand up on the mountain top and shout with a loud voice that it’s an exciting thing to know the word of God!…but what would make it true is that you would have to read it and meditate on it and find excitement for yourself!

In Joshua Chapter 1:7-9 it says:

Joshua 1:7-9 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

In conclusion

Let those who know Jesus Christ as their Lord and saviour be encouraged to continually keep going back to The Word of God and in doing so uncovering its hidden treasures stored within its pages! For those of you who are yet to know the God of the Bible that I’m writing about and would like to know more about Him. Go to this link and read more - http://tinyurl.com/y8c7qvo after that contact me or a Christian friend you know, we would gladly introduce you to him!   

Until Next time Peace Be With you

Written By Adrian