Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15).
2 Timothy 3:16 says all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, which
means in studying the Bible, you must first yield to the guidance of the Holy
Spirit. You shouldn’t study the Scriptures the way you would an academic
journal or a textbook. When you study, you have to cross-reference scriptures,
and rely on the Holy Spirit to grant you understanding.
Part of the ministry of the Spirit in your life is to grant you
revelation knowledge of the Word; He grants you insight into the secrets and
mysteries of the Kingdom. He teaches you the Word. Therefore, relying on Him,
and affirming that He’s with you to teach you and unveil the Word to you as you
study, is very important.
Furthermore, be sure to have a good study Bible. Not every Bible is a
study Bible. A study Bible has cross-references. There, you’d find different
terms, words, phrases or sentences that are related in different parts of the
scriptures. The Rhapsody of Realities Devotional Study Bible, for example, has
cross references, with inspiring articles that’ll aid your study and
understanding of the Word.
Until and unless you know the Word for yourself, you’re going to be a
victim in life. In Hosea 4:6, God didn’t say, “My people perish because they
don’t pray enough, go to church, or are always doing the wrong thing”; no!
Rather, He said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge….” He wasn’t
talking about knowledge of science or history either; He was referring to the
knowledge of the Word.
It’s important that you apply the Word in your own life. However, to
apply it, first, you must know it. That’s why He wants you to study. You can be
a success, live victoriously, walk in divine health, and win every day. Refuse
to be ignorant. Give yourself to the Word and your success, progress and
prosperity will be inevitable.
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for your Word which illuminates my path
and causes me to walk in your wisdom. By your Spirit, the eyes of my
understanding are enlightened, and my mind is renewed in line with your Word,
for progress, increase, prosperity, and victory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to
know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come
unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.
1 Timothy 4:15-16 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to
them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto
the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself,
and them that hear thee.
Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of
his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among
all them which are sanctified.
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Peter 3, Ezekiel 31-32
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