Are You Listening to the Word of God?

“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.” 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

 

PONDER THIS

Some wonder why we call the Scriptures God breathed. Here’s why: What you’re hearing right now is my breath. I have a diaphragm and lungs in my chest. My diaphragm and my rib cage are pressing against my lungs, and they’re sending air up my throat. That air is passing over my larynx and my voice box, and that air is being moved and articulated by my tongue, my teeth, and my lips, and I’m making sounds. So, I am breathing out my words right now.

The Bible says all Scripture is the breath of God. When you read the Bible, you hear God speak. In these verses, Paul said, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (v. 16). And as you pick up the Bible, you’ll read phrases like this: “The Word of God came to me,” or, “The Lord said,” or, “God spoke.” If Scripture is filled with God’s words, you need to treat it that way. Look at what Jesus said in Matthew 4:4, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” The Bible is the Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, and it’s time to listen to what it says.

When has it been hard to listen to what the Bible says? What did you do?

How does knowing the Bible is God’s Word change the way we interact with it compared with other books?

PRACTICE THIS

Talk to a person who has spent a lot of time reading the Word of God. Ask that friend what he or she has learned by studying it.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers