1 00:00:04,590 --> 00:00:07,710 Speaker 1: For more resources to help you in your walk with Christ, 2 00:00:08,070 --> 00:00:14,540 Speaker 1: please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening to Daily Devotions 3 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: with Pastor John. I'm John Stonge, and today's devotion is 4 00:00:19,180 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: inspired by 2 Timothy 3, verses 16 and 17, which says, 5 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, 6 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that 7 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: the man of God may be complete, equipped for every 8 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:45,900 Speaker 1: good work. Unlike the generations that lived before us, we 9 00:00:45,940 --> 00:00:48,620 Speaker 1: have been blessed to live in what has often been 10 00:00:48,659 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: referred to as the Information Age. We live during a 11 00:00:52,979 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: time in human history when communication happens rapidly. Ideas are 12 00:00:58,340 --> 00:01:02,700 Speaker 1: exchanged and thoughts are communicated in real time. And being 13 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: part of this era, we also have greater access to 14 00:01:06,260 --> 00:01:09,620 Speaker 1: God's Word than our forefathers did. So what are we 15 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:13,950 Speaker 1: doing with it? The Bible isn't merely a helpful series 16 00:01:14,010 --> 00:01:19,550 Speaker 1: of stories, laws, and morals. It's the collection of divinely 17 00:01:19,610 --> 00:01:25,140 Speaker 1: communicated Scripture. It's been communicated to us directly by God 18 00:01:25,660 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 1: and penned by human writers that the Holy Spirit carried 19 00:01:29,180 --> 00:01:32,970 Speaker 1: along so that they would accurately write down what He 20 00:01:33,190 --> 00:01:37,229 Speaker 1: was revealing. The Word of God points us to Jesus. 21 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:40,890 Speaker 1: It tells us of our fallen condition and our need 22 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: for the Savior. It makes known to us things that 23 00:01:44,220 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: we would never naturally surmise. It challenges us in areas 24 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: that we need to be challenged in. It's used by 25 00:01:52,060 --> 00:01:55,690 Speaker 1: God to comfort us and remind us of the secure 26 00:01:55,770 --> 00:01:59,850 Speaker 1: hope we find in Him. God's Word is a tool 27 00:01:59,890 --> 00:02:03,110 Speaker 1: that He uses to equip those who follow Him so 28 00:02:03,130 --> 00:02:06,900 Speaker 1: that we would be trained and prepared to fulfill His 29 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: calling on our lives. As much as it depends on you, 30 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,500 Speaker 1: never let a day go by without spending some time 31 00:02:14,660 --> 00:02:23,570 Speaker 1: reading and reflecting on the truth of the Scriptures. Let's pray. Lord, 32 00:02:23,610 --> 00:02:25,770 Speaker 1: we thank You for this day. And we thank you 33 00:02:25,790 --> 00:02:27,290 Speaker 1: for the privilege that it is to be able to 34 00:02:27,350 --> 00:02:30,530 Speaker 1: read this portion of Scripture together today from the book 35 00:02:30,669 --> 00:02:34,690 Speaker 1: of 2 Timothy. And Lord, in this portion of your Word, 36 00:02:34,750 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: you remind us of the purpose of your Scriptures. You 37 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: teach us that your Word is useful for teaching and 38 00:02:42,660 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: for correcting and for training and for building us up, 39 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,660 Speaker 1: for pointing out things in our lives that need to change, 40 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:52,690 Speaker 1: and to equip us for the good work that you've 41 00:02:52,750 --> 00:02:55,889 Speaker 1: called us to do. And you make it clear in 42 00:02:55,930 --> 00:02:58,620 Speaker 1: this portion of your word that Scripture is breathed out 43 00:02:58,900 --> 00:03:01,780 Speaker 1: by you. It's not something that we've just come up 44 00:03:01,860 --> 00:03:04,940 Speaker 1: with on our own. It's not something that we've devised. 45 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,590 Speaker 1: It's not something that our imaginations have thought up. You 46 00:03:09,810 --> 00:03:14,130 Speaker 1: divinely communicated your word to us to reveal your nature 47 00:03:14,190 --> 00:03:16,609 Speaker 1: to us and to help us as we seek to 48 00:03:16,710 --> 00:03:21,410 Speaker 1: walk and live as your children. So Lord, we pray 49 00:03:21,450 --> 00:03:24,020 Speaker 1: that we would learn to value your word. We pray 50 00:03:24,060 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: that we would live it out. We pray that we 51 00:03:25,780 --> 00:03:28,340 Speaker 1: would apply it to our lives. We pray that we 52 00:03:28,380 --> 00:03:32,020 Speaker 1: would immerse ourselves in it. That we would speak it 53 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,430 Speaker 1: to one another. That we would become very well acquainted 54 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:38,010 Speaker 1: with it. So that we would learn to apply it 55 00:03:38,390 --> 00:03:42,350 Speaker 1: in every kind of life circumstance. Father, we're grateful for 56 00:03:42,370 --> 00:03:45,810 Speaker 1: the fact that your spirit helps us to understand your word. 57 00:03:46,620 --> 00:03:49,550 Speaker 1: He makes it clear to our minds. He helps us 58 00:03:49,610 --> 00:03:52,710 Speaker 1: apply it to our lives. And Father, we're grateful that 59 00:03:52,750 --> 00:03:56,620 Speaker 1: your word points us to your Son, Jesus Christ, through 60 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,340 Speaker 1: whom we experience salvation and by whom we have been 61 00:04:00,420 --> 00:04:04,540 Speaker 1: rescued and redeemed. So Lord, we're grateful for all of 62 00:04:04,580 --> 00:04:07,380 Speaker 1: these things. And we're grateful to live in a day 63 00:04:07,420 --> 00:04:11,180 Speaker 1: and age where access to your word is very easy 64 00:04:11,220 --> 00:04:14,220 Speaker 1: to gain. And being that it's easy to gain, we 65 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,070 Speaker 1: pray that we would make great use of it. and 66 00:04:17,110 --> 00:04:21,029 Speaker 1: that we would never minimize its value. Thank you again 67 00:04:21,089 --> 00:04:24,390 Speaker 1: for this encouragement today, and we commit this day to 68 00:04:24,430 --> 00:04:29,180 Speaker 1: your care, and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.