Deuteronomy 6-8

Did you recognize a couple of these verses as ones Jesus quoted in the gospels? 6:5 and 8:3 were both spoken by the Savior during his time on earth. He taught by example that knowing Scripture is important in the life of a believer.

Moses challenges us to put God’s commands in our hearts, to impress them on our children, to talk about Scripture in our homes and as we go about our day. He even suggests we wear symbols on our foreheads and paint our doorposts with Scripture.

I have to ask myself if God’s Word is that visible to others when they look at my life. Do I display God’s Truth in my actions and in my speech?

I may be the only Bible my unsaved friends are reading today.

You know, there are a lot of good books out there that talk about Scripture. There are some great commentaries. There are even some blogs about Scripture :).  But there is no substitute for the real thing. I hope you spend time every day reading and thinking and talking about God’s Word.

Parents, I trust you are teaching your children to love God’s Word. I hope they observe you spending time in those precious pages.

My prayer is that we all will take Moses’ challenge. May Scripture play an important part in our day to day lives. May we  not only read, but commit to memory verses that speak to us. And may others see the God of Scripture in us.