KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
January 30, 2022: Dear Friends: Today we will continue our series on learning about God. Some of the followers of this blog might know more about God than, perhaps, the writer or others. However, the purpose of discussing God in this blog, who he is, how he thinks and how he wants us to think and act, is to give the biblical information that will help in strengthening love and faith in God.
Helping in learning and knowing the Bible is the purpose of this blog, for the Bible is God’s Holy Word to it’s readers. The more the Bible is read and studied, the more knowledge about God is learned. The more one learns about God, the nearer and closer one becomes to God.The follower’s perspective and confidence will progress as one grows into a relationship with him.
Maybe the follower has learned about God through attending church or other worship services, or through family teachings. Maybe a friend related information about God. Or listening to or viewing a worship service may have stimulated an inward desire to learn about God. King David described this feeling of desire for God in Psalm, chapter 42, verses 1-2a when he wrote, “As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God……”
The goal for anyone who is knowledgeable about God and in God’s thinking and God’s ways, is to develop a strong, continuing relationship with God. Being consistent in daily actions such as praying and meditating on and with God through Bible reading and study, or through other platforms, helps one to grow in a commitment to God.
What does being committed to God mean? Think about the word “Commitment” Webster defines commitment as “a pledge, a promise, or to bind with.” To add to this is the concept of being consistent in our love of God and our faith and trust in him. Commitment is a day-to-day process that nourishes our inner-most being through constant, or almost constant ,focusing and thinking about God. As learning about God progresses and our love and faith in God grows, one begins to comprehend how God desires us to think and act. As a result, we are influenced by our knowledge of God that enters into our thinking and decision making. Recognizing our thinking of God as we function throughout our days, enhances the joy we receive from knowing that we are following God’s ways. These joyous thoughts reinforce our longing for God and thus helps build a progressive, stronger commitment to God.
Bible verses will be listed below to search and read that either directly or indirectly relate to commitment and consistency. The books the verses are in will not be listed in chronological order in order to give experience in searching for Bible verses. All Bible verses are from the New Revised Standard (NRS) Version of the Bible. Go to the website above left to review past blogs in this series, beginning with the January 3rd blog.
MAY YOU BLESSED THIS WEEK IN YOUR BIBLE STUDY!
Bible verses: Deuteronomy, chapter 6, verses 4-9; Job, chapter 22, verses 21-28; John, chapter 15, verses 1-17; 1st John, chapter 4, verse 13-15; Jeremiah, chapter 33, verse 3; Mark, chapter 1, verse 35; Lamentations, chapter 3, verses 22-28; Matthew, chapter 21, verses 21-22; Psalm, chapter 148, verses 1-14; Isaiah, chapter 30, verse 15; Psalm, chapter 100, verses 1-5; Hosea, chapter 14, verse 9; Proverbs, chapter 3, verses 5-8; Isaiah, chapter 55, verses 8-10, and Psalm, chapter 149, verses 1-5.