Do-It-Yourself

I’m sure many would agree that there are some things that we just have to do ourselves. I have projects around the house that require repair; repairs that are minor enough for my husband to do and that may cost an arm and leg if we called a licensed repair person in to do them. These are often called DIY projects or do-it-yourself projects.

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him, Psalms 34:8. Just as there are benefits to doing those projects around the house ourselves, so is it so with reading and learning the word of God for ourselves. It’s good to hear the word spoken by others because faith comes by hearing, but it’s even more beneficial when we do it ourselves. David said taste and see that the Lord is good. Here he encourages us to eat the word individually and have our spirit man enlightened. The more we read on our own, the more we come to know God. And the more we come to know God (more intimately to where He’s divulging secrets) the more we will trust Him at His word.

Let’s not wait until Sunday morning church service or Wednesday night Bible Study to rightly divide (read and study) the word of truth, but let’s take the initiative to learn of our heavenly Father so we can be better ambassadors for Christ and walk in God’s power to disrupt the plans of the enemy. If we are fighting a spiritual battle (and we are) we can’t advance unless we have the word of God hidden in our hearts. Did you catch that, I said hidden in our hearts as opposed to having them on the surface of our lips. The word must take root in our hearts in order to be effective. Stop waiting on someone else to tell you about your Father, you inquire in His temple!

Are you working on you? I know I’m a work in progress!!!

Your thoughts?