Date: July 15, 2009 10:25 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Manual for Life
Manual for Life
“Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son” (2 John 9).
Scripture Focus: 2 John
Over my years of ministry work, I’ve read manuals that give directions for crisis intervention, national emergencies, peer support, and stress management. The information has kept me focused in times of emergency.
God has provided His children with His manual for life. His intent is for us to follow, consistently study, memorize, and apply His timely truth to daily living. His Word keeps us focused on Him, His plan for our lives, and how to accomplish it. The manual also includes warnings about the need to be alert to false teachings that propagate information that will lead us away from God.
The word “continues,” often used in Scripture, carries with it the ideas of remaining, dwelling, abiding, enduring, and persevering. God wants us to “continue” in His Word, taking the fundamentals of our faith and hiding them deep in our hearts. This kind of commitment to God’s manual for life will help counter the false teaching all around us. God’s truth can be relied on.
Insight: The goal of daily commitment for Christians is to walk in truth, obey God, watch out for deceivers, and love God and each other.
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