DAILY DEVOTIONAL
June 18 — The Scriptures as rule
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June 18 — The Scriptures as Rule
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" — 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)
Paul says all Scripture. The word is broad. The dull genealogies. The harsh passages in Joshua. The quiet psalms. The four Gospels. The letters at the back. All of it is breathed out by God.
This is worth remembering when the next tool offers to summarize the Bible for us. A summary is a useful thing for getting oriented. It is not a substitute for the text. The actual words of Scripture — read slowly, prayed over, sometimes memorized — do something to a person across years that no summary can do. They become the inner furniture. They surface unbidden at the moments we need them. They are how the Spirit reminds us of things, as John 14:26 promised.
So the Christian household keeps the Scriptures in the air. Not in a precious way. In a regular way. One chapter at breakfast. A verse over the kitchen sink. A psalm before bed. The children will not remember every reading. They will remember that the book was open.
If you are not sure where to start, start with the Gospel of John. Read one chapter a day. Let the Lord set the pace. By the end of the month you will know Christ in a fuller way than you did this morning.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." — Psalm 119:105 (KJV)
May the Lord bless you and keep you.