Pastor Bob DuPar
October 10, 2008

Journal Entry



Scripture

Jeremiah 14:11-16:15; Thessalonians 2:10-3:13; Psalm 80:1-19; Proverbs 25:1-5

Observation

“When Your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear Your name, O Lord God Almighty.” Jeremiah 15:16

“We thank God continually because, when you received the Word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the Word of God, which is at work in you who believe.”
1 Thessalonians 2:13

“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when He comes? Is it not you? Indeed you are our glory and joy. …Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.”
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; 3:7-8

Application

God’s Word becomes a joy to us when we internalize it, not when we merely admire it from a distance. Too often we treat God’s Word as the “word of men” rather than the “Word of God which is at work in (us) who believe!” It is God’s Word which empowers us to stand firm in the midst of persecution and to confidently look forward to Christ’s return.

Prayer

“Lord, help me to consume Your Word – not just to read it, study it, preach it, but to live it.”