Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Let The Word Of Christ Dwell In you Richly!

Colossians;3:16
(Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.)
To let the word dwell in us richly, means to allow it to live in us or be at home in our lives. There is only one way to let this happen and that is to be in the word so it can totally saturate our everyday thinking. When you are studying the Word of God, it is taking hold in your heart and mind so that it will begin to influence your thinking and decision making.

We have been given the written Word of God through people who God chose to write it down. It is not some story that these people made up, but it was given to them by God what they were to write down.
2Timothy; 3:16-17
(All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.)
2Peter; 1:20-21
(knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.)

Sometimes these prophets would write down what they didn't fully understand, but they were faithful to write down what God had revealed to them.
1Peter; 1:10-11
(Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the suffering of Christ and the glories that would follow.)

We know that to understand God, we must know Him better. The only way to know God better is to be in his Word. When you start to know God better by studying the Scriptures, then you also start to better understand what His will is for you. Knowing and understanding God's will through His Word is spiritual wisdom.
Ephesians; 5:17
(Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is)
There is no other way to gain this knowledge except by regular study of the Word of God. God tell us how He expects us to live, and what He doesn't want from us. If you are in the Word, you will be less likely to be deceived by the false doctrine of the world.

When Jesus said "He is the way, and the truth, and the life," He was telling you that He is the only way to Heaven, He is telling you the truth, and there is no eternal life anywhere but in Him. Be in the Word and let Word of God dwell in you richly.


God Bless You!

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