Over the last three weeks, I have been leading our church family through a series dedicated to remind us of the importance of putting practices in place to help us have encounters with God – encounters that will open us up to be transformed by God into people who make a difference for the kingdom.
The first week we talked about fasting and creating time and space in our lives in order to focus on our relationship with God. I challenged our folks to pick a day and set something aside in order to focus more intentionally on God.
The second week I challenged our folks to set aside 10 minutes on 3 different days in order to pray.
This past Sunday I challenged our folks to set aside 10 minutes on 3 different days to spend in God’s word. I firmly believe that the best way to grow in our faith and understanding is to spend time with God pouring ourselves into the Bible. It should be the road map and guide that we turn to for instruction and hope.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that all scripture is God-breathed (you can read it here). Think about that for a second. God breathed truth into man who wrote it down and passed it on to us. How close did God have to be to those writing that truth down in order to breath that truth into them? What an amazing picture Paul gives us of how in tune those original authors of our Bible were with the very heart of God.
And God still breaths truth into us today – in many ways. One of the most concrete ways this happens is through the Bible.
But it only happens if we read it and spend time meditating on the truth we find there. And then transformation begins to occur when we actually put into practice the truth God breaths.
So I challenge you, as I did our church family on Sunday, spend time in God’s word this week. Set time aside and read. Read not to finish. Read to hear from God.
You will be amazed at what you find in the living word of God!
Be blessed!
Clay in the Hands 
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