Abide

“ Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘if you abide in My Word, you are My disciple indeed’” - John 8:31

Abide (Verb) to endure without yielding, accept without objection, continue in place. God places His word above His own Name. If He, the Creator of everything that has ever been in existence, the One’s whose opinion is above all else’s, how much more am I to give His Word importance. I am very guilty of many time taking the Word of God for granted. How many times have I woken up late, and put priority on my appearance before I even think about cracking open His Word, and just sitting and abiding in Him. I know how cheesy this is going to sound, but I genuinely just have a much better day when I take the time to come to Him with Reverence and try and soak up all that He is trying to speak into me that day. As opposed to the times when I just hastily read a 5 minute, prewritten devotion in the morning. I mean don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with grabbing the Word in whatever way you can, His Word will never return void and He can use a single Word to speak depths of truth into your life.
     But right now for me, He is teaching me the importance and weight that His Word carries. There is a reason that it is called the Sword of the Spirit. It is a powerful tool, a weapon that is not to be taken lightly. I mean we all mentally know the importance of the written Word of God, but has that knowledge traveled the 18 inches to heart and taken root there, spreading throughout you heart, and igniting a desire for HIm and what He has to speak to us? When it finally does, there is no going back.
       You start to abide in His word, not just read it superficially, but cling to the promises God has given you without question, continue in perseverance your walk with the Lord and you are then enabled to endure through His Spirit and Power whatever it is that God has for you.When we do that, we start really communing, and trusting God. A genuine and fruitful relationship begins to form.

Application: For the rest of the week, before I take one look in the mirror, I will spend my quality time with the Lord, listening at His feet and abiding in HIm.