God has given His Word to us(e)…

God has given His Word to us so that we might use it… in fact, when I think about Job’s perspective on the Word of God, I have to wonder if we use it enough? I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. (Job 23:12) So many ways to benefit from Scripture… 1) Public reading · 1 Timothy 4:13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 2) Study · 2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 3) Meditation · Psalms 1:1-3 Blessed is the man whose… delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4) We can even benefit from the Word with the help of others · Ephesians 4:11-16 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. God’s Word — it is faithful and trustworthy! The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. (Psalms 19:7-11) May you fall in love more and more with this letter of love from the Lord to us, that you may fall all the more in love with the Lord of the letter. — Pastor Terry