Be Filled
I value my early years in church. I learned a lot about the Bible because my church family took it seriously. But I believe I remember a tendency to focus on a few verses at a time. I had to get to college before I began to consider Bible books as a whole, the way you would read a letter from a friend, or a novel or nonfiction book.
Day to day, we’re focusing on one verse at a time. I urge you to use these verses as launching points. Go look at the context. See what else is going on around the verses. in so doing, you will let the word dwell in you richly.
Let the word of Christ live in you richly, flooding you with all wisdom. Apply the Scriptures as you teach and instruct one another with the Psalms, and with festive praises, and with prophetic songs given to you spontaneously by the Spirit, so sing to God with all your hearts! (Col. 3:16, The Passion Translation)
Peace.
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