Back to the Basics
Posted in The Historical Faith and tagged with Bible, Children, God, Habits, Quote on July 12, 2010
I’ve already talked about how much I enjoyed Radical. It was the kick in the pants that I needed.
I needed to get back to the basics. All the seminary training and reading won’t do me any good if I’m not whole-heartedly seeking God through His Word and prayer. And all of that is meaningless if I’m not working out my faith.
Spending last week with the kids at camp I learned the same thing: it’s all about the basics. Not only do I need to teach them the how of the faith, but I need to model it.
This is why I’ve been working on re-establishing good habits: reading 6 chapters of the Bible everyday (3 of each testament), praying not only for those around me but for the world, and memorizing and meditating God’s Word. These are building blocks…but they are necessary.
I’m far from perfect even in these small things (in fact, part of my reason for writing this is to be held to it), but they’re necessary. Not that doing the right things will earn favor with God, but it is how I will know God.
“When you or I open the Bible, we are beholding the very words of God — words that have supernatural power to redeem, renew, refresh, and restore our lives to what he created them to be. That is why I believe it is more important for you and me to read Leviticus than it is for us to read the best Christian book ever published, because Leviticus has a quality and produces an effect that no book in the Christian marketplace can compete with.” – Radical by David Platt, p. 192
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July 12th, 2010 at 9:03 am
What a good way to start the morning. Amen, Amen and Amen
July 12th, 2010 at 9:28 am
G. Zoe: I thought so, too. =)
July 12th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Hi Ronnica!
Just wanted to say thanks for dropping by and commenting on my recent post! Have a nice blessed day ahead!