For Our Profit

I've had a particularly difficult week. For many reasons. I've looked for answers within myself. I've been anxious and fearful. I've desired contentment and comfort above things that really matter, like my spiritual formation. My soul has been weary and I'm tired of the struggles I face. It was helpful for me to read this on a blog this morning...

by Carolyn Mahaney

God’s Word is like no other book: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16
How do we profit from Scripture?
God’s Word…
...gives us peace (Ps. 119:165).
...fills us with hope (Col. 1:5).
...strengthens our faith (Rom. 10:17).
...revives our soul (Ps. 19:7).
...provides us with wisdom (Pr. 1:1-7, Matt. 7:24-27).
...guides us (Ps. 119:105).
...warns us (Deut 32:46).
...corrects us (2 Tim 3:16).
...comforts us (Ps. 119:50).
...enables us to fight sin (Ps. 119:11).
Most importantly, God’s Word leads us to Christ. (Heb 1:1-2).
So why do we neglect to read, study, memorize, and meditate on this precious, life-giving book?
As John Piper comments on Ps. 19:7:, “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul”:

“Even on days when every cinder in our soul feels cold, if we crawl to the Word of God and cry out for ears to hear, the cold ashes will be lifted and the tiny spark of life will be fanned.  For ‘the law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.’”

O may God help us to faithfully sit and listen to the Lord’s teaching!

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Oct 17, 2012 (2 days ago)