Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.
2
Timothy 2: 15 KJV
Every
morning God's friends start their day by talking to Him in
prayer. They ask Him to show them the work they should do. They
invite Him to help in their big and little decisions. They ask
Him for help to see Satan's tricks and avoid them. They read
from the Bible, stories of faith. The more they read, the more
they love God. Every evening God's friends talk to Him again.
They love to read the Bible. All day long they are talking to
Him as they work and play.
In
Psalms 119: 105 the Bible says, "Thy word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path."
Soon
there is to be trouble over all the world. It is important for
everyone to seek to know God. We have no time to delay. Study
and learn how to handle the Word. Compare verse with verses in
other places in other places of the Bible. Study carefully, so
you will know a good answer for what you believe.
Jesus
was sitting on a hillside watching a wedding festival. He
decided to tell the story about the wedding to make an important
point. You can read the story in Matthew 25.
The wise
bridesmaids took flasks of oil. They stored up treasures of
Bible stories. When they were asked to wake up and go out to
meet the bridegroom which represented Jesus, they were prepared.
Matthew 25: 4.
You have
to put fuel in the airplane or it will not run. You have to put
gas or diesel in the car or it will not run. You need
electricity for the trolley or tram or it will not work. The
light bulb needs electricity or it will not give off light. The
oil lamp must have oil for it to burn. Jesus said that when we
study the Bible it is like putting oil in our lamps. It is like
putting fuel in the car, airplane or lawnmower. Without the
fuel, the machine will miss and sputter to a stop. We need the
Holy Spirit oil to help us obey. Without it we will not be ready
to meet Jesus. We will become discouraged and stop. We will miss
out on Heaven.
Spirits
of demons will pretend to have faith in the Bible. They will
pretend to respect the institutions of the church. We must watch
for the decoys of Satan. When a hunter is trying to kill a duck,
he floats a pretend duck on the water. A duck flying overhead
sees this floating duck. He thinks it is a real duck so he wants
to join it. He does not know it is a trick. He does not know how
dangerous it is.
We must
study the Bible to make sure we understand what is the truth. We
do not want to be tricked.
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