Verse of the Day 3/24

Verse of the Day 3/24

 

2 Timothy 3:16-17   All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, ¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.  New King James Version (NKJV)

 

I've been studying Psalm 119 and will be doing so for some time, Lord willing.  It is David's magnum opus if you will, his greatest work and it is all about the Word of God in the form of the word, the law, His precepts, decrees and other words used to describe it.  The amount of time that David must have devoted to this showed how important God's Word was to him in his life.  He didn't have nearly as much of it at his fingertips as we do.

 

In devotionals that I read today I read in Matthew 4 how Jesus when He was being tempted by the Devil, referred back to God's Word to refute Satan each time that he tempted him.  That should clearly give an indication of how important it was to him.  Jesus referred back to the whole Old Testament.

 

In the New Testament the writer of Hebrews said that God's Word is "living and active" (4:12) and sharper than a two edged sword.  It can cut through the deceptions of Satan and keep us straight.  Paul in Ephesians chapter 6 verses 10 -18 tells us to put on the full armor of God.  He states in verse 17 that we are to use "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."  It is the only part of the full armor that is used as both an offensive and defensive weapon.

 

In today's passage Paul tells Timothy that all of God's Word is inspired by; literally God "breathed" and it is profitable to us for God's purposes.  With it we are thoroughly equipped without it we may find ourselves lacking what we need in times of trouble.  The Message (below) tells us "stick with what you learned and believe" about God's word.  You might say "stick to your guns", use God's word, put on the full armor of God to be able to take a stand, ready to do His will.

 

I used to watch the original "MacGyver" series on TV.   He often found himself in situations where he lacked the proper tools for the challenging situation at hand.   He would improvise, use his creativity and ingenuity and come up with makeshift tools to get the job done.   All too often we take the MacGyver approach to our problems to our challenges and our temptations and try to come up with things on our own.  But MacGyver is fiction, we are not spiritual MacGyver's, we won't always be able to improvise to deal with the situations and challenges we face.  We are to rely on what we've learned, when we spend our lives in God's Word, He will thoroughly equip us with what we need.

 

Blessings,

 

Mike

 

2 Timothy 3:16-17 The Message (MSG)

^14-17 But don't let it faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers—why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother's milk! There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

 

 

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