WEDNESDAYS DEVOTION :)

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FROM: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE DEVOTIONAL

BY ROBERT S. MCGEE

RIGHT THINKING

THY WORD IS A LAMP TO MY

FEET, AND A LIGHT TO MY PATH.

_____________________PSALM 119:105

MANY OF US ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT WE REALLY BELIEVE ABOUT GOD AND ABOUT

OURSELVES. WE OFTEN SAY WHAT WE DON'T MEAN, AND MEAN WHAT WE DON'T SAY.

GOD'S WORD IS OUR GUIDE. AND YET, WE OFTEN EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN

APPLYING SCRIPTURAL CONCEPTS TO OUR LIVES BECAUSE OF THE ELABORATE ARRAY

OF DEFENSES WE HAVE STRUCTURED OVER THE YEARS TO PROTECT OURSELVES. IT

IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SCRIPTURE CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY AND

ATTACK THESE DEFENSIVE BARRIERS, ENABLING US TO EXPERIENCE AN OPEN AND

HONEST RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD:

FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS

LIVING AND ACTIVE AND

SHARPER THAN ANY

TWO-EDGED SWORD, AND

PIERCING AS FAR AS THE

DIVISION OF SOUL AND SPIRIT,

OF BOTH JOINTS AND MARROW,

AND ABLE TO JUDGE THE

THOUGHTS AND INTENTIONS OF

THE HEART. AND THERE IS NO

CREATURE HIDDEN FROM HIS

SIGHT, BUT ALL THINGS ARE

OPEN AND LAID BARE TO THE

EYES OF HIM WITH WHOM WE

HAVE TO DO.

__________________HEBREWS 4:12-13

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DESCRIBE HOW YOUR THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. (INCLUDE THE

INFLUENCES OF SOCIETY, YOUR FAMILY BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCES,

RELATIONSHIPS):

READ 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 AND EXPLAIN HOW THE SCRIPTURES CAN AFFECT OUR

THINKING AND OUR LIVES:

16) ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED AND IS USEFUL FOR TEACHING, REBUKING,

CORRECTING AND TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS,

17) SO THAT THE MAN OF GOD MAY BE THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED FOR EVERY GOOD

WORK.

__________________2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

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AS I READ IN YOUR WORD TODAY, FATHER, PLEASE SHOW ME . . . .

GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS

SAM