“Do your best to present yourself
to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who
correctly handles the word of truth.”
Are
you an approved worker who is not embarrassed about your bible use and
knowledge?
This
week I have been blessed to be in the Holy land. It has become evident to me
that though I have been a Christian for 40+ years, there is much I need to
learn.
Seeing
the bible in living color has been an amazing pilgrimage but one that has
challenged me as well.
To see
the garden where Jesus prayed to not drink the cup I gave Him… to look at the
same shoreline Jesus saw as He walked on the sea of Galilee … to walk the steps
He took as He carried the cross that should have been mine… these were
emotional, confirming, and encouraging moments.
To see
the dead sea scrolls...to see proof of prophecies written thousands of years
before they were fulfilled…to see the mount of olives where He ascended, and where
He will return… these have challenged me that there are prophesies yet to come
that I must handle correctly.
The verse
above says we must do our best, there must be effort on our part to use scripture
correctly. It is a powerful weapon and a great responsibility.
Give
it your full attention, study it daily, train yourself in the ways of
righteousness, so that when He returns you will not need to be ashamed of how
you handled the most powerful tool ever given to man, His holy word.
“No man is to be credited for his
mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the maintenance of his
opinion.” - John Wycliffe
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