Call of Duty 2
Let God’s
Word Be Your Life
by Alvin Lagamon
written by Aggy Apolinario
“Blessed
is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that
sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law
of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a
tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose
leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.”
Psalm 1:1-3
It is in our human nature
to desire things or even people. We may want gadgets, a car, new set of
clothes, a passing mark, bigger allowances or maybe a special someone.
Whatever or whoever it
is, it is just normal for us to have that kind of aspiration. But other than
those things, there is one thing that we should most truly desire—God’s word.
As followers of Christ,
we should desire His word. We should delight in it and make it our lives.
LET GOD’S WORD BE YOUR
LIFE.
At first, we may find the
bible restricting, confined, and sometimes boring. It may be because we find it
somewhat confusing and difficult to understand. But when we spend time to read
and study it, we will find ourselves eventually understanding and appreciating
it.
“They
are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb. By them your servant is warned; in keeping them
there is great reward.”
Psalm
19:10-11
Like what these verses
say, the word of God is more desirable than gold and much more sweeter than
honey. It is more desirable than any material or immaterial thing you have in
your life.
Nothing can even compare.
Not even our cellphones that we love so much. Our phones reflect our way of
living; the Bible changes that. Our phones get old and deteriorate over time;
the Bible doesn’t. Our phones oftentimes receive late messages; the Bible is
always on time. Our phones need loads to work; the Bible is already fully-loaded.
Our phones are important to us but the Bible has much more importance when and
if we use it.
“but
whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and
night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.”
Psalm 1:2-3
These verses are telling
us to delight in God’s word. Make it our desires, or what Gollum always say “our precious.” Because if we do, we
will never fall nor falter. We will be fruitful in every aspect of our lives.
We can be sure that we will not wither. And whatever we do, we will prosper.
God’s word is rewarding.
It will be profitable to us. It will be as if we have a purpose in life, as if
something is driving us on.
All these are only
possible if we delight in His word.
But the question is: what
does it mean to delight in the word of God?
1.
You allow it to lead you.
Your perspective in life
should not be of the ungodly. You should not abide nor follow the pack of
sinners. Do not let yourself belong to the scornful. Your belief, behavior, and
belongingness should not be of this world.
“And
do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of
God.”
Romans 12:2
You should not conform to
the world. Instead, let yourself be transformed through God’s word and let the
world transform with you.
Take the letter L out of
the world because it is full of lies, lust, and lures of the devil. Let God
lead you instead. Delight and focus on His word, and let it transform you. Let
it be your guide.
When you are tempted to
do something that you know will be displeasing to God, resort to His word and
ask for His guidance. It may be an anger that you can’t control, or maybe your
laziness that you can’t seem to avoid. Focus on His word and let it guide you.
It will not be specific. It will not tell us the exact words we expect to hear,
which is why it is important that we understand the principles behind it. It
may not specifically tell uswhat to do, but it will lead us into doing it.
So focus on God’s word
because whatever may be bothering you at the moment, any question you have in
your mind will be answered only through God’s word. It is the manual of life,
and we should treat it as such.
With this, let us ask
ourselves, “Who or what is leading my
life?”
2.
You let it inspire you.
Inspiration means someone
or something that stimulates, motivates or encourages your heart. It is
something that keeps you going. These days, we find our inspiration on
different things and people. It may be the memes we see on social media,
different personalities like Vice Ganda, Bob Ong, Papa Jack, or even the pages
in Facebook.
There is nothing wrong
with that. It’s not wrong to find inspiration from the people and things around
you. But with that alone, you are missing out on a lot of things. If you do not
resort to God’s word, there are a lot of things that you will not learn.
The things you learn from
these people may inspire you but over time, you will find that these things are
only temporary. They will be forgotten. Maybe not sooner but later on, it will
be. This is the reason why we should be
inspired by God’s word alone.
When you feel the need to
be renewed, read God’s word.
When you feel incomplete,
read God’s word.
When you feel like you do
not have joy in your heart, read God’s word.
You may not be able to
feel it immediately, but as you go on in reading, you will eventually feel how
God is slowly transforming you and your life.
The law of the Lord is
perfect. It is faultless.
Even when you attend a
youth service and you hear the message of the speaker, you may find yourself
thinking that you’ve already heard that message, and that you already know it.
This is not the right attitude that we should have. One reason that we are like
this is because we may not have a personal relationship with God because when
we do, we will not feel as if we’re sick and tired of hearing the same message
again, or that we feel like we already know everything there is to know about
it, instead, we should feel as if it validates God’s word—that it will make us
remember how much God loves us as He guides us to do things that will make us
the better version of ourselves.
3.
You let it fill you.
Have you been feeling
empty?
Sometimes, we get too
busy with school or work that we no longer have time to spend in reading the
Bible. After a long day, we sometimes want to just take a rest and doze off
until we need to wake up again for the next day. And on the process, we neglect
our quiet times, and we’re not even aware of it.
“Jesus
answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word
that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:4
With this, we have to
remind ourselves to spend time studying the Bible. We need God’s word. We, as
this verse said, cannot live on bread alone. We should be like goats that chew
on their food day in day out. We should chew on God’s word as if our lives
depended on it.
We should treat it like
the new restaurant we just discovered and which we’re dying to tell our friends
about. We should be overflowing with so much of God’s word, that we can no
longer help but share it to other people. We should be fully-loaded.
But maybe, we’re
wondering how will we do it? Sometimes, it’s just too confusing that we no
longer even try. But that’s the beauty in reading His word. We get to try
different approaches. We can do journaling, poetry, or even sing the verses, if
that’s what it takes for us to understand them. We can try new things every
day. After all, having the same exact thing every day can get boring at times.
Let God’s word fill you
because when you do, it will not leave you feeling empty nor drained, instead,
it will make you explode with so much joy and fulfillment.
4.
You let it equip you.
“All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy
3:16-17
God has a purpose for all
of us. He has a reason for our existence. We do not live in this world just
because we do. We have a goal and a mission. All these we can find in His word
and in His word alone.
All of the scriptures are
God-inspired. Every single thing we need, we can find in the Bible. We can be
sure of this. This is why we could be assured that whatever we do, if we let
God guide us, we’ll reach our goals.
Remember, if God brought
you to it, He will guide you through it. He will be there every step of the
way. His word will equip us with everything we need. We can be sure that we are
fully-prepared for the battle that we are yet to face because God has given us
the armor and weapon we need. All we need to do is to accept it and wear it.
God is giving us the
sword through His word. The question is,“are
we letting it equip us?”
“That
person is like a tree planted by streams of water, yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.”
Psalm 1:3
Like trees that need a
constant supply of water, we need a constant supply of God’s word. We need it
to lead, inspire, fill, and equip us.
So explore God’s word and
unravel the things that you have yet to discover.
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