TRUTH FOR LIFE
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45 When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just idle words for you–they are your life.”
Deuteronomy 32:45-47 (NIV)
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NIV)
19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:19-21 (NIV)
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalms 119:105 (NIV)
160 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
Psalms 119:160 (NIV)
165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
Psalms 119:165 (NIV)
BUTTER
“We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended to be conspicuous in our lives.” Charles Spurgeon
“Beware of reasoning about God’s Word – obey It.” Oswald Chambers
“If you wish to know God, you must know his Word. If you wish to perceive His power,you must see how He works by his Word. If you wish to know His purpose before it comes to pass, you can only discover it by His Word.” C.H. Spurgeon
“Christ’s words are of permanent value because of His person; they endure because He endures.” W. H. Griffith Thomas
“What is more elevating and transporting than the generosity of heart which risks everything on God’s Word?” John Henry Newman
“The rabbis spoke of the text being like a gem with seventy faces, and each time you turn the gem, the light refracts differently, giving you a reflection you haven’t seen before. And so we turn the text again and again because we keep seeing things we missed before. When you embrace the text as living and active, when you enter its story, when you keep turning the gem, you never come to the end. Inspired words have a way of getting under our skin and taking on a life of their own. They work on us. We started out reading them, but they end up reading us.” Rob Bell
“The words of God which you receive by your ear, hold fast in your heart; for the Word of God is the food of the soul.” Gregory I
“If you want to walk in the light of Truth, having the knowledge and wisdom of God, make a commitment to read and to study His Word; which is ‘a lamp to our feet.’…. In our journey with God, walking in His Truth must be the standard by which we live. It is in God’s Word that we find His Truth. And if we trust Him and His Word, we will be people who not only hear His Truths but who incorporate them into who we are.” Michael Youssef
HEART SAVOR
• God’s Word is not to be merely idle words for me – simple words on a page – His Word is to be my life.
• God’s Word is Truth and can be trusted.
• God’s Word is eternal, standing firm in the heavens.
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