Thursday December 17th, 2020
Memorize: 2 Timothy 2:15 New Living Translations (NLT)
« Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. »
Read: Acts 17:10-12 God’s Words Translations (GWT)
10 Immediately when night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to the city of Berea. When Paul and Silas arrived in the city of Berea, they entered the synagogue.
11 The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God’s message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.
12 Many of them became believers, and quite a number of them were prominent Greek men and women.
Message:
Some people think that being a Christian is just about attending a Church service every Sunday and some other programmes from time to time.
Far from it.
Being a Christian is having such a cordial relationship with Christ that you begin to behave like Him.
How can you have that cordial relationship with Him when all you know about Him is what you are told from the pulpit?
True Christians do not depend on the Pastor to know who God is; they study the Scriptures themselves and get the revelation of God firsthand.
Believe me, there is no revelation better than the one given to you by the Holy Spirit Himself.
Worse still are Christians who get their knowledge of God from other peoples opinions, without any background check as to the personality of the person addressing them.
Once someone comes and talks about God to their hearing, quoting Scriptures and interpreting it, they believe everything the fellow is saying.
You know the devil also quotes Scripture and interprets it.
Get to know God yourself.
You cannot understand the word of God except by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said:
« The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you. »
John 14:26 GNT
When last did you take a topic and study the Scriptures about it?
When last did you ask the Holy Spirit to explain a particular Scripture to you?
After reading this devotional every morning, do you actually ask the Holy Spirit for more insight into what has been discussed in it?
I encourage you to start searching for the truth by yourself.
As evidently anointed as Paul was, the people of Berea still searched the Scriptures to confirm what he had told them and they were described as more noble than the Thessalonians who never searched the Scriptures themselves (Acts 17:11 ).
Action point: Immerse yourself in the study of the word of God. Create a Bible study plan and ensure you stick to it.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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