When you live in the Word daily, God will:
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Steady you. You will not be blown to and fro by every wind of doctrine (Ephesians 4:14). God’s Word will be like the stabilizers which keep ocean-going ships steady.
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Ground you. You will be established and rooted. “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water….” (Psalm 1:3).
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Admonish you. “Now, you are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you” (John 15:3). “Scripture is profitable for reproof, correction…” (2 Timothy 3:16).
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Direct you. “Scripture is profitable for doctrine … for instruction in righteousness…” (2 Timothy 3:16).
A Serious Warning
The 50th Psalm lays it out in dramatic fashion. God said the people were hating instruction and “casting my words behind them.” They were supporting thieves and “partaking” with adulterers. Their words were lies and deceitful.
And then, the devastating verdict:
“These things thou hast done and I kept silent. And because I kept silent, you thought I was just like you. I will reprove you… Now, consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces and there be none to deliver…” — Psalm 50:21-22
Serious stuff indeed.
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