How would you describe your relationship with God’s Word? Are you a casual reader? Is it something you think about now and then but not consistently? Is it entirely ignored? Do you ever talk about Scripture with others?
The Apostle Paul sets a high standard but also demonstrates a goal worth striving for. Acts 18:5 says, “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. ” Another translation renders that verse “…Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.”[1] What commitment! Paul gave the same devotion to the Word that most people give to their careers and livelihoods. True, Paul was an apostle. But in our own capacity, each of us can be absorbed with the Word. We can make studying Scripture a priority and sharing it a habit.
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