We began last evening's Bible Study by asking, "What are you hoping to get out of this study? Or, what motivated you to come?" As is usually the case in a group when you ask such a question, the answers started to fit into a pattern. Not sure what to say, we tend to follow the lead of those who have spoken earlier. Not sure how much to reveal, we are encouraged by those who speak honestly.
Many responded with something along the lines of, "I don't spend as much time reading my Bible as I want." Being the wise, insightful teacher that I am, I offered sage advise, "The only solution to that problem is to pick up your Bible and open the covers."
This morning I was reading another story of the time Jesus spent with his disciples. These disciples are essential to the spreading of the Good News. They become the spokespersons whose accounts form the content of our Bibles. We have stories of what their lives were like before they became disciples. But those stories tell us very little about their piety, prior to deciding to follow Jesus. Where they regular in their study of scripture? Did they attend study groups in order to learn the stories of God's servants in the past?
Only a couple of the twelve seem to have previously have made the decision to follow a rabbi. Most were going about their daily affairs when Jesus came along and said, "Follow me." Something happened to them, that day, which changed the routine of each of the days which follows.
How regular are you in your study of scripture? How often do you allow the Word of God to frame the day and set a tone for everything which follows? It is heartening to turn to those pages which speak of God's love for us. It is not a chore or a duty - rather an opportunity to drink from a refreshing stream. Let this be the day when your routine changes.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment