EPISODE 114 – BE A STUDENT OF THE WORD
Apostle Bennie
Tuesday 16th May, 2023
BE A STUDENT OF THE WORD
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 (NKJV)
Are you making time to search the scriptures?
Or you take anything you hear in?
Like the Bereans referred in the opening verse, every Born-Again in Christ should have the same attitude towards the teaching of the Word.
• We need first to have the readiness of mind to receive illumination through the Word.
• Secondly, have reverence and confidence that the Word possesses a transforming ability.
• Third, we need to have genuine respect for theteachers of the Word.
However, we cannot just take in every piece of information without proving the teaching with God’s Word.
We all have access to God’s Word that we may grow in the accurate, correct and precise knowledge of Christ.
These Bereans, though, had respect for Paul (the Apostle), considering how they readily received the message he preached. They went ahead to search and examine the scriptures (the scriptures here refer to the ones in the Old Testament portion of the Bible); to see whether the things they heard were so.
They didn’t assume!
When it comes to studying, we must maintain open-mindedness. It was how they believed the truth; they saw the teachings for themselves. They didn’t have to struggle to believe. Some people find it difficult to believe and receive the word of Grace because of their religious bigotry.
The attitude of the Bereans shows the proclivity of the wise. They grow in what they hear or receive through continuous learning.
“ A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:” Proverbs 1:5 (NKJV)
Beloved, you must have the genuine desire to grow in understanding. It is not merely what you have heard that brings you into accurate Knowledge. It is the truth of God’s Word that gets you into perfect Knowledge and understanding.
Therefore, precious saints receive the Word with an open mind and search the scriptures for growth in the rightness of truth.
DIG DEEPER:
(Proverbs 9:9; Psalm1:2,3; Romans 15:4; Psalms 119:15-16; 2Timothy 3:14-15; 2Timothy 2:15)
WE PRAY
– That we will diligently continue in the study of the word to grow thereby in the knowledge of Christ.
BIBLE READING
Day 104: 2 Samuel 22-24
DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– With an open mind and heart, I search the scriptures diligently.
– I grow by the word.
– I continue daily in the study of the word.
– I prove every teaching I hear with God’s word.
OH Hallelujah, GLORY TO GOD!!!
Thank you Lord Jesus
Thank you Father for your word
I grow in knowledge and I receive understanding day by day in the name of Jesus
I prove every teaching I hear with God’s word.
. It is not merely what you have heard that brings you into accurate Knowledge. It is the truth of God’s Word that gets you into perfect Knowledge and understanding.
Gloreey.
I walk in the perfect knowledge and understanding of God’s word.
Glory To God
With an open mind and heart I search the scriptures diligently.
I grow by the word.
I continue daily from now in the study of the word.
I prove every teaching I hear with God’s word. Hallelujah! Glory!!
The outflow of God’s word is hidden in my heart and no one can take that which God has planted in my heart because God’s grace convicts me of sin by reminding me of my righteousness.
Thank you Apostle Sir
I receive the scriptures with an open mind and search the scriptures for growth in the rightness of truth.
Hallelujah,
Praise Jesus I give myself to the study of God’s word. I continue in this daily…
Praise Jesus, I prove every teaching I hear with God’s word.
Thank You Jesus
Thank you Sir
I search through scriptures daily to be conscious about the true verities of the word and grow in the word by understanding
I grow intentionally by searching through scriptures
Unlike the brethren in Thessalonica, the Berean brethren proved very noble and need to be emulated.
Thank you Lord for this understanding. I follow the steps of the Bereans.
Searching the scriptures and receiving the message therein is treasured with readiness of heart and mind.
I take grace to study the word of God for my growth in Christ….
In the name of Jesus Christ
Glorey
Oh hallelujah
Gloreyyy. I search the scriptures for myself and I search with an open mind. Hey I don’t assume at all. Thank You Lord Jesus….
My mind and heart are open to the scriptures, and I approach them with diligence and eagerness to learn. It is through the power of the word that I grow in the knowledge of Christ, and I make a daily commitment to studying the scriptures to deepen my understanding. I am not satisfied with a surface-level understanding of the word, but I seek to delve deeper and uncover the treasures within. I prove every teaching I hear with the infallible word of God, knowing that it is the ultimate authority and the foundation of my faith. Oh Glory to God who has given us the gift of his word to guide us on our journey of faith.
Hallelujah!
I grow by tge word
Thank you, Lord Jesus.
I examine the scriptures and see the teachings for myself so that I do not struggle to understand.
I trust he word of God that it can bring me illumination.
I have also learnt to have genuine respect for those that share God’s word.
Thank you Apostle sir
The word of God makes me grow.
The word of God makes me wiser and wiser.
As I listen to God’s word, I am like a tree planted streams of living water that sheds its leaves in its season.
Gloreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey
As I meditate on your word, I grow in endurance and strength
I receive the message with the genuineness of heart and I search the scriptures for the rightness of truth
Thank you, Lord for saving me from bullies.
God has kept my entire salvation.
Why would God’s anger blaze after David failed the test He gave into numbering?
I search the scriptures with an open mind and heart
I prove every teaching I hear with God’s Word
I continue daily in the study of the Word
Amen
I diligently continue in the study of the word to grow thereby in the knowledge of Christ
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