Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Followup - Balanced Attitude and Application
January 18th, 2011Previous |
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Attitude
How we should view God’s Word
- Matthew 4:4 - We need it to survive. Why do you eat every day? We need to “feed” ourselves daily on God’s Word
- Deuteronomy 33:44-47 - Not mere words but they are your life.
- John 12:47-48 - God will use it as the standard of judgment. Example: Final exam for college course - the test will be form the text.
Application
How should we use God’s Word?
- James 1:22 - Do what it says!
- Acts 17:11 - Examine it daily
- Hebrews 4:12-13
- Use it to find what our hearts are really and change that which is not pleasing to God
- Use it as a “scalpel” to cut the sin in our lives and in the lives of others
- John 20:28, Romans 10:17 – Deepen our faith in Christ.
Key Phrase: Bible are not mere words but they are your life