Dig a Little Deeper

 

“I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.”

Isaiah 45:3

I remember a bible teacher once admonishing his students –

“If you are reading scripture and you come across a

‘therefore’ find out what it is there for!”

In other words – dig a little deeper.  

Sometimes we are so driven to do our bible reading plan ‘religiously’ that we can miss the opportunities for the Holy Spirit to shine a light on a verse or even a word.

That verse or word may be the key to a pressing problem we have been praying about.

Some bible translations are filled with words you may not be familiar with –

propitiation, succor, Sadducees, etc...

Don’t simply shrug your shoulders and move on – dig a little deeper.

Our Pastor said something this past week that resonated with me.

“When studying the bible – go for depth and not for distance.”

Treat your time in the Word as a hunt for buried treasure and not as a marathon.

Maybe you end up in the same chapter for a month.

If the Holy Spirit is speaking to you and teaching you from that chapter, don’t be in such a hurry to move on.

Let the Holy Spirit set the pace for you.

Just as I have encouraged you in the past to linger in His presence I would likewise encourage you to linger in His Word and dig a little deeper!