Sharing the Truth with others

Two weeks ago, Grant Diamond shared with us on Sunday the benefits of staying in the word and how spending time daily can help us.

Read Deuteronomy 6:3-9

Some of this scripture is familiar from previous weeks, but as you can see, God is preparing to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land - the land filled with milk and honey.

1. Why is God telling them to obey?
2. What should we do with all the knowledge we have gained from spending time with God?
3. How will this benefit others?
4. How will this benefit us?

Application:

Oftentimes, when I read the Bible, I can become me-centric. By that I mean that I tend to focus on myself and how the verses apply to myself. But, God challenges us to look beyond ourselves here. In verse 7-9, he tells us share them with our children, talk about them as you are hanging out with others, and make it known to others what the Truth is.

How are you doing sharing the Truth of God to others? Remember, in Christ's command to make disciples, he challenged his followers to teach others everything he has commanded them (Matthew 28:20). Are you doing that?

This week, spend time reading the Truth. Then, write down an application. When you are doing your application, include one thing you can share with someone else and see how God blesses that.

Pray

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Loving God, Reading the Bible and Living our Day

On Sunday, Grant Diamond talked about the importance of staying in the word and living our lives through what God teaches us in it. He used Deuteronomy 6:5-6 as his main scripture.

1. What does God say here about the importance of following his commands?
2. How does it tie into loving God with all we have?

Grant's point was that the only way to truly know how to love God with all we have is to know the truth found in the Bible. It is His source for truth us today.

Read Psalm 119:97, 119:105

1. What does the writer of this Psalm, do with reading the word?
2. How does it benefit him throughout?

The writer meditates on what he reads and uses it to be a guiding light for his daily life. What do you do with God's word?

Application:

Too often than I would like to hope, I read God's word, write down a not or application about it and then forget about what I read. I don't use it as God intends us to. Therefore, I miss out on opportunities to love God during the day benefit from it.

But, if we sit down, meditate on God's word throughout the whole day, it will help us:

1. Love God and
2. Love Others

It will impact us throughout the day! So, right now, take a minute and write down 1 application you can have from today's reading.

Pray, Meditate and Apply God's word to your life today!