Be Devoted: Living A Life That Can GrowSample

Devoted to the Word.

The people involved in the early church were hungry to grow in their knowledge of God. They committed their attention to the teaching of the apostles. With much of the written Word unavailable to the common population in the early church, people had to rely on the apostles to guide them. They gathered often to hear the Word taught.

Today, we are rich in resources . . .

from our weekly teaching at church services to Bible study discussion groups to personal time in the Word. There is a great amount of good quality materials to engage in to grow our knowledge of God and His Word available to us in print and online. Many of us have several volumes of the Bible on our bookshelves at home. Not only that, we have immediate access with our Smartphones. All we need to do is reserve some time out of our day to participate. The more we participate the more we learn—

The more we learn, the more we want to know, and the cycle continues.

Please do not let the words, “I’m too busy,” roll off your lips. One thing that I have found is any time spent with God and His word is returned many times over throughout the day. I’m not sure why that is but it’s true. Perhaps our focus in the right places frees up time we would spend in the wrong places. Test it and see. I think you will find I am right.