Read God-breathed Scriptures
The DNA of Discipleship: Divine Truth 1
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
How do the Scriptures work in our lives? The Apostle Paul said to Timothy that “all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.”
God breathes the Scriptures out through the writers and we breathe them in when we read them. When that happens we get to know the path of Jesus, when we get off it, how to get back on and to enjoy the result of seeing our lives change.
There are different ways we receive the Scriptures through: hearing, reading, studying, memorizing and meditating. We need all 5, especially how to meditate on the Scriptures. Like a cow which eats grass, then chews over it very slowly, we chew over the Scriptures and think about them continually. This nourishes our soul and shows us how to think, and be and do. Our daily plan reminds us to go back to the Scriptures and we can try different times of day to read the Scripture portions.
For Reflection:
- What does it mean that the Scriptures are God-breathed?
- How do they keep us on the path of Jesus?
Make Life Count:
- Practice meditating on today’s verse by repeatedly reading it out loud and each time emphasize a different word: / ALL Scripture is God-breathed and …/ All SCRIPTURE is God-breathed…/ All Scripture IS God-breathed…/etc.
- Which of “hearing, reading, studying, memorizing and meditating” do you find most helpful to receive the Scriptures?
Hungry for More?
Thankful for the Scriptures,
