My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find then, and healing to their whole body. Proverbs 4:20-22
What’s the first thing you think of when the Bible is mentioned? Maybe you think of a big, black book that tells you what you’re doing wrong.
God has a personal message for you. In fact, He has so many of them that He arranged for them to be written down in the Bible—66 books, which all carry parts of this message: God wants relationship with you. The Bible is instructional. But larger than that, it’s God’s love story that leads us to Him. In the Bible book of Deuteronomy, God told His people, “These instructions are not empty words—they are your life!” (Deuteronomy 32:47).
But, writes one Bible teacher, “For many of us, scripture has yet to become what it was designed to be: A pathway into life with God. We come to know God and enter into the life that He designed us to live through His Word. God’s thoughts come to us on the pages of scripture. Our part is to remember—to live in it, to stay connected to God all day long, by letting his thoughts inhabit our minds completely.”[1]
God says, “My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body” (Proverbs 4:20-22).
How do you do that? You can read scripture, listen to it, watch scripture videos and talk about it. You can meditate on it by making art about it or singing about it. You can hang it on the wall, use memorization apps or notes on a bathroom mirror to remind you of God’s constant, loving, instructive and life-giving thoughts that are for you.
[1] Comer, John Mark [@practicingtheway]. “January 11.” Instagram, January 11, 2025, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEnoS-Sv-B6/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D.
