Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Nuggets of God's Wisdom

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Recently I had the opportunity to substitute teach 1st grade Sunday School.  For me it was like going back to my roots as 1st grade Sunday School was the very first place I became involved in when I came to FBC Morristown.  Those were such joyous times as I looked forward to being personally involved in kids’ lives each Sunday and watching them grow in their knowledge and understanding of Jesus and His Word.  It is hard to believe that the very first 1st grade group I taught is now in the ninth grade!  I feel extremely old!

The lesson for the week I subbed was about Psalm 104.  I initially wondered how on earth the kids were going to be able to relate to a psalm…I mean some psalms are a bit depressing and others hard for even me to wrap my mind around.  While a few of the psalms are very familiar to me, this one…Psalm 104…was not.  As I began to delve into the psalm, however, my worries about the kids understanding it were completely gone.  The entire psalm was about Creator God how great He is for creating such a beautiful world.  The psalmist describes with such imagery each facet of the earth…from land to sea to sky…and praises God for His greatness in creating it.  Psalm 104 is written with such visually appetizing words that you could almost close your eyes and paint a glorious masterpiece in your imagination. It is most definitely a perfect psalm to pair with the Creation story from Genesis!

Have you ever found new nuggets of wisdom in the Scriptures?  For me personally, I am increasingly amazed to discover new and exciting things in the Bible!  This experience with Psalm 104 is just one that recently happened to me, but there have been other passages or verses that I have come across that I never knew existed.  2 Timothy 3:16-17 reminds us that All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”  As Christians, the Bible is our manual for daily living and has been given to us by God to equip us in our walk with and talk of He and His Son.  It’s not designed for us to just read and then apply to one aspect of our life and move on – it’s designed for us to apply to all aspects of living and to learn new truths from throughout our entire life.  No matter the circumstance or situation, the Scriptures have something for everyone.  The psalmist praised God for the Scriptures so beautifully by saying, “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”  As the written Word of God, the Bible truly illuminates the way for us to go. 



The key to finding new nuggets of wisdom in the Bible is to read and study it.  Don’t let it sit on a shelf collecting dust…open it and discover new and exciting truths and/or passages that apply to you or that you can connect to other parts of the Bible.  One great (and easy) way to find how Scriptures connect with other Scriptures is to look at the cross references (those are the little book-name/verse references to the side of the passage/verse you are reading).  These additional references take you to other parts of the Bible that relate to the particular passage you are studying.  Another way you can connect certain truths to different parts of Scripture is to look at a concordance which is a book that lists different Scripture references that connect to one particular truth.  However you choose to delve into the Word, as you do, you will begin to see God’s grand design and how all things (from Old Testament to New Testament) connect together for His glory and honor. 


Grow in your Christian walk by digging deep into the Bible.  D.L. Moody said, “The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.”  He is so right.  Open God’s Word, discover new and exciting nuggets of wisdom from the Father and watch the transformation of your heart and mind begin.

No comments:

Post a Comment