The importance of repetition.

We look at the David's words in the First Psalm where he says "he's like a tree planted by the rivers of water".

That means that the man repetitively feeds on God's Word, constantly, regularly taking in God's Word, that's why he does not become a chaff

The aim of God's Word is our prosperity! But no, this has no inference to money, wealth, cars et al.

That prosperity is that our lives are transformed by the agency of God's Word. God wants us to have such transformed lives by His Word that the difference between when we were not feeding on His Word and when we give attention to His Word is so clear.

Transformed lives! That's the goal!

God's Word is vital to the man who has the Spirit, we look through the book of Acts to see their valuation of the Holy Writ and investigate James' "mirror" that Paul also spoke about.

The Spirit of God will use the information fed to the mind to transform the heart, mind and life of the believer.

An irregular intake of God's Word (from the explanation and teaching of the Scriptures) will mean that the saint will live less than God has designed that he should.

God's Word is "fuel" for the "Spirit's engine" in our hearts.

This episode is a detour but a necessary one at that, we investigate Luke's writings in his two books (Luke and Acts) about being 'filled' and 'Spirit upon' to clarify that Luke did not write to mean that the Spirit was not in the folks until they were filled.

A re-emphasis on the Indwelling of the Spirit of God. There is not one person who has believed the Gospel of Jesus (His Death, Burial and Resurrection) who has not received in his heart the Spirit of God.

This re-emphasis is vital to what we want to discuss as we continue the conversation around the Christian and his bible.

The Scriptures of the Prophets have at their centre the Christ; His person and His work of salvation. This is why the bible is important to us today.

We see clearly in this episode that the Jesus-Moses war is actually a creation of ours because of the limitation we have built in our hearts. We see that Jesus and Moses are not at war, but that Jesus is the focus of the many sayings of the prophets, especially Moses.

As we continue to investigate the Christian and His Bible, the thoughts of God are brought into consideration.

God all-wise preserved these books for us so that His thoughts and His mind can be known to us. His thoughts are only as far away as the heavens from the earth when we refuse to give heed to His word and the teaching of the Holy Writ.

As the earth receives the rain from the heavens, our hearts can receive His thoughts from the Holy Writ, the most sacred book in all the world, the Bible.

The Scriptures are written around the person of Christ and His work, this is a vital thing to note in the reading and study of the scriptures.

We have concluded prior that 'Salvation' does not just imply a man believing the Gospel but even more, the man learning of God, this is re-emphasized again using the analogy of Moses and Israel from Egypt enroute Canaan.

The Bible, the Scriptures are a Christ-centred book, focused on His work (done and ongoing).

We continue next time

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

My disposition to God's Word is vital as it determines the state of my heart and consequently my walk. God doesn't just want us saved but to know and grow in knowledge.

The Bible is that book where the knowledge that grows and makes wise is found, the saint must make his bible and the teaching of the book a daily priority