Profitable

2 Timothy 3:16 states "For all Scripture is breathed out by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness."

We had a representative from the Gideons International come and speak with us today. And our pastor followed him with a message entitled "Profitable," taken from the verse in 2 Timothy that is quoted above. This is a great reminder for all of us that the Word of God is more than a collection of writings that have been carried down for over 2,000 years. It is God's method of revealing Himself in written form. Of course, He revealed Himself completely in Jesus Christ, but it is through the Bible that we can come to know Him 2,000 years later. The Word of God is profitable.

Along with what the Gideon speaker talked about and what the pastor spoke about, our Sunday school class also talked about the importance of being in the Word. We are going through the study "When I Don't Desire God," by John Piper. It is a study on fighting for joy in God. We are to the point to where we are studying strategies to use as we fight for joy. A couple of those strategies are to meditate on Scripture, to memorize Scripture, and to use Scripture to preach to yourself when you are not desiring God the way you know you should. Scripture is vitally important in our walk with Christ. Of course, I am guilty of taking it for granted. There are days in which go by when I don't open up my Bible because of some lame excuse of being too busy or not feeling like it. But we've all got to come to the Bible realizing that it is a wonderful treasure given to us by God for us to experience the treasure of God Himself. I pray that this is what would happen for all of us. Don't take the Word of God for granted. There are people who do not have a copy of the Word to turn to. Take the precious gift God has given to you and treasure it by spending time in it. It is through our time in the Word that our hearts can "taste and see that the Lord is good."