Delight of God: About Me

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Bible Study1

A casual reading of the scriptures will definitely produce a

casual and carnal Christian life.

We must be diligent and dutiful in our approach to the
Bible.

If many applied the same approach with which they read their

bible to their academic pursuits or professional
disciplines,

what wholesome and awesome failures they would turn out to

be!

Imagine if you read your school books out of context!
Imagine

a weekly 30-minute browse-through of your course notes, or

refusing to attend lectures and listening to your lecturers!

Imagine if you did the same with your career.

We must approach the scriptures with a heart-felt,
passionate,

never-give-up, dogged study in listening, reading,
meditation

and eventually PRACTICE.

Some cannot successfully quote from the bible they claim to

have believed to be saved! Some will quote it and do so

without minding the pretext, post-text and hence the ability
to

do so within context. It is rather shameful how we have been

bombarded with "such and such a Pastor said it, I
believe it

and that settles it”,
rather than the Bible clearly and in many

portions says and this is TRUE!

We must change.

What is called a Christian is a believer, a professor and
doer

of what is written and revealed in the scriptures.

It is also criminal and saddening to find a preacher of the

gospel quote so little of the scriptures, rather referring
to

secular sources as though they were as inspired or even more

inspired than the scriptures!

Maybe if we applied the "sow sparingly, reap sparingly
rule

“often used
for money we would see the outcome of using

little scriptures for our sermons! Way back, you would find

many scriptural references you needed to remember as

memory verses. Today, with the advent of technology (which

can be positively used), many have become lazy!

We "punch" the scriptures and we get them easily,
and many

don't bother to find out which part of scriptures the verse
is,

whether it’s in the
law, prophets etc.

You can't punch that. You must study it after punching. This
is

in no way discouraging the use of devices, however in a
world

where things are being made light and easy, the man of God

must be cautious. Bible study is work and will remain so.

Many have read through think and grow rich, rich dad,
positive

this, positive that and the likes and are yet to read
through any

epistle of Paul much less the WHOLE bible! SHAME. Don't

"claim busy"! You just read through news
magazines, fashion

tips, wedding planners, and party planners. You watched five

2-hour movies last week. You visited with friends, family
and

stayed for hours gossiping etc. You engaged friends about

national issues and stayed at it for hours, read through
tons of

"occupy Nigeria and enough stuff about the President's
wife,

spent time on your BlackBerry chatting and gossiping. Yet
with

God’s ONLY
revelation to and for you- THE BIBLE, your time

doesn't permit its study.

Don’t go on
people’s walls on Facebook liking
anything and

everything before they have read them, checked the
scriptures

and understood them. I have observed some have liked

EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. They have endorsed with their

keypads things written by different preachers even though
they

are contrary and contradictory. It shows a lack of
seriousness.

God's word isn't found in what tickles your ears or makes
you

cry and afraid. Rather it's WHAT POINTS TO CHRIST AND HIM

ALONE and causes you to see the beauty and glory of the

finished redemptive work of Grace! Selah!

I urge us that from now till December to have a plan to read

through the entire bible, spending double of such time in
the

New Testament, which is where we live. Lest I forget, the

scriptures aren't subject to opinions hence the need to
agree

or disagree, rather it is for study to find out and believe.
In

many of such studies you will discover areas you have

believed wrongly and affirm areas where you have believed

rightly! This study involves reading, listening, meditating
and

much more -Practice!

Let’s give the
Word our best days, times, moments and

attitudes! Okay?

Have a splendid week ahead

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