GRACE CENTRE DAILY
DEVOTIONAL
Date:17th October,2021
TOPIC: TREASURE GOD’S WORD
BIBLE TEXT: Colossians 3:12-17

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (v16)

MESSAGE
As you fill your mind with God’s Word, the Holy Spirit will use it to transform you. “Let the message about Christ in all its richness fill your lives… with all the wisdom he gives.

“How do you do that?
(1) By reading it. “(We) should read from it every day” (Deuteronomy 17:19 NCV). If you read your Bible for just fifteen minutes a day, you’ll read completely through it once a year. If you cut out just one thirty-minutes television programme daily, you can read it through twice a year. Daily Bible reading keeps you within range of God’s voice. Do you want to grow spiritually? Develop a daily Bible reading plan and stick with it.
(2) By receiving it. In the parable of the sower Jesus talks about three unreceptive attitudes: a closed mind, (hard soil), a superficial mind; (shallow soil), and a distracted mind (soil with weeds) (Luke 8:5-15 NIV) He then goes to say, “Consider carefully how you listen” (v18 NIV). Any time you’re not learning, check your attitude, especially for pride, because God can speak to you, through the most boring teacher if you’re humble and receptive. James says, “Humbly accept the word planted in you which can save you” (James 1:21 NIV) These aren’t just good ideas, they’re life changing principles!

ACTION POINT: Don't hesitate to read the word of God.

PRAYER POINT: I receive the tenderness of heart to study God's word