Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from Kristyn Getty singing the song written by her Husband, Keith and Stuart Townsend … Speak O Lord … poignantly singing of how every word of the Bible speaks of our Savior and Lord, … King Jesus.
The Jesus Storybook Bible:
Every Story Whispers His Name
==============Highlight Verse[s]: Luke 24:27 [NLT] … 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
… Jesus is revealed thru His word.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Luke 24:17-27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus reveals Himself to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus by explaining His word.
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Reference Passage : … Psalm 119:14-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… We get know our God by living and rejoicing in His word.
Reference Passage : … Isaiah 55:11 [NLT] … 11 … so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
… God’s word is His “GPS” for our lives.
Reference Passage : … John 14:21 [NLT] … 21 Whoever has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
… God opens Himself to us thru His word and we show Him that we love Him by obedience to His word.
Reference Passage : … 2 Timothy 3:16-17 [NLT] … 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
… God’s word has God’s Spirit-Breathed power to shape our lives for His glory.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, James Banks, shares a personal story about his grandson whose confession illustrates how we can come to God seeking His mercy. And the ODB author wrote: I opened the whimsically illustrated children’s Bible and began to read to my grandson [see photo]. Immediately we were enthralled as the story of God’s love and provision unfurled in prose. Marking our place, I turned the book over and read the title once again: The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name. …
To be honest, sometimes the Bible, especially the Old Testament, is hard to understand. Why do those who don’t know God seem to triumph over God’s own? How can God permit such cruelty when we know that His character is pure and that His purposes are for our good?
Good questions; … but they’re answered by God, Himself, in His word. And every word in the Bible speaks truth and reveals who King Jesus is to us and leads us to follow and serve Him more effectively (see reference passages above). That’s why, when the confused disciples were walking to Emmaus after the crucifixion [see highlight passage], Jesus appeared to them, using His word from the Old Testament to explain and reveal Himself.
And the more we dig deeply into God’s word, … i.e., His truth, … the more we get to know Jesus and love Him more deeply and serve Him more effectively. Hence, … you find me here - EVERY day - doing all I can to get to know my Lord more intimately thru His word. I pray all reading here have discovered what the children’s Bible (in the photo) reveals … that every story in God’s word reveals the name of Jesus; and as the Getty’s sing (in the linked song), God speaks to us thru His word.
And I also pray that we all will become more effective disciples of Christ by following His word.
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for giving us Your word to show us YOUR WAY to live.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here can, and will, join me to live and abide in Christ as He shows us, thru His word, His way to live for His glory. … Amen
Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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