GOD’S WORD FOR OCTOBER 2

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

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NOURISHED BY THE WORD

Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 119:165

D.L. MOODY

The study of God’s Word will secure peace.

Take those Christians who are rooted and grounded in the Word of God and you will find they have great peace. But it is these who don’t study their Bible, who are easily offended when some little trouble comes, or some little persecution. Just a little breath of opposition, and their peace is all gone.

ERWIN LUTZER

How can we make sure we are rooted in God and not in something that cannot support us, especially when times are difficult? This trust in God can only come about by the Word of God itself. “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17). The person who meditates day and night on God’s law shall be “like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither” (Psalm 1:3).

But I’ve discovered that even if I am nourished by the Word on Wednesday, I’m dry on Thursday. Like manna in the desert, you can only gather a day’s supply in the morning, but it doesn’t carry over until the next day. If you’re simply coming to church but not meditating in God’s Word, I can tell you that when hardship comes, and when the pressure is on, you aren’t going to have the resources to enjoy peace when those struggles begin.

A final warning: Some study the Bible in order to take pride in how much they know, not to humbly seek the Lord and His promise. Your attitude when you approach the Bible matters. Are you teachable, humble, and obedient?

    PRAYER

    Father, may I faithfully study your Word and meditate on it so that I might be a tree rooted and planted by water, bearing fruit and able to endure trials that surely will come.

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Isaiah 40:8

The grass withers, the flower fades,

But the word of our God stands forever.

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Luke 11:28

But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!

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Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

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Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

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Psalm 119:11

Your word I have hidden in my heart,

That I might not sin against You.

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Psalm 119:9

How can a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed according to Your word.

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James 1:22

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

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Psalm 107:20

He sent His word and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions.

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Psalm 139:4

For there is not a word on my tongue,  but behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

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