Last week at Victory I spoke of the subject of using the Bible, God's Word as our foundation for life. Therefore, there are several things we must do with God's Word:
- You've got to HEAR God's Word. There are lot's of ways to hear God's Word: in church, on radio, Cd's, tapes, etc. Paul wrote in Romans 10:17 (NKJV) "So then, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God."
- You've got to READ God's Word. Revelation 1:3 (NLT) "God blesses the one who reads this prophecy...and He blesses all who listen to it..."
- You've got to STUDY God's Word. Acts 17:11 (NIV) "Now the Bereans were of more noble character...for they received the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day..."
- You've got to MEMORIZE God's Word. Proverbs 7:2-3 (NIV) "Guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart." Psalms 119:11 (NIV) "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."
- You've got to MEDITATE on God's Word. Joshua 1:8 (NIV) "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; 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."
- You've got to DO God's Word. James 1:22 (NIV) "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
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