Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me hear what You're speaking into my spirit to begin my day centered and grounded in You and Your Word--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
"All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16).
We are in our 10 month of reading through the new testament together. We are doing this because we live in a broken world where unfortunately violence, hate and evil is present. It is full of challenges, and sources of anxiety and fear. Satan is real and he is an enemy that desires to hurt, kill and destroy you and everything you love. Satan is a million times stronger than you! And he hates you! And he hates your marriage, he hates your family, he hates your church, he hates your peace and joy, and he hates your cat and dog!
When Satan attacks me and he does, it is memorized Scripture that allows me to hit the devil in the face with a force he cannot resist to protect myself and my family from his assaults. WHAT ARE YOU HITTING HIM WITH? Are you armed with a Sword which “is the Word of God” Ephesians 6? Or are you going into battle against a superior enemy weaponless? Husbands, how are you protecting and fighting for your wives and your marriage? Mothers and fathers, how are you protecting and fighting for your children? The church today of Christ is under attack, what are you and your church members fighting with? God’s Word says The gates of hell will not prevail against the church! We are called armed with the Sword of the Word of God to attack Satan and all his vile spirits who want to destroy us.
How anybody who is bold enough to call himself and claim to be a Christian, which is putting a huge bullseye on their back for the enemy to see, and then walk through this deviled ruled world unarmed without a sword in their hand is beyond me! And then wonder why bad things happen to good people!!!
8 more ways memorizing and knowing Scripture transforms your life
1. Memorizing Scripture makes it possible to meditate on Scripture when you cant read your Bible, and meditation is the key to deeper understanding and transformation. If you are going to meditate on Scripture day and night like Psalm 1 declares, you need to have some of it in your head.
2. Memorizing Scripture strengthens my faith, as faith comes from hearing, hearing from God and that happens when I am hearing the Word of God in my head.
3. Memorizing Scripture shapes the way I view the world and forming and transforming my mind to God’s view point. On everything. Do not be conformed, but be transformed by the renewing of you mind.”
4. Memorizing Scripture makes God’s Word more readily accessible in overcoming the temptation of sin because God’s warning and promises are the way we conquer the lies and discerptions of the devil.
5. Memorizing Scripture guards my mind making it easier to detect error and this world is filled with error because the ruler of this world is a liar.
6. Memorizing Scripture allows me to share everywhere and anytime relevant words of God.
7. Memorizing Scripture provides the strongest and sweetest words for ministering to those in need. Ever been caught off guard by somebody in need? You don’t need to be caught of guard!
8. Memorizing Scripture provides the pathway for fellowship with Jesus because he speaks to me here. Authentically, powerfully, speaks to me here. And that leads to my transformation.
My family, I pray over you a deep hunger and stronger desire to spend time today reading and memorizing your Bible to know both the Word of God and the power of God in your life to fight back against the devil and everywhere you go to share the message of hope and love through Jesus Christ, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friends!
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Gary Liederbach- Lead Follower
One Direction Community
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